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Ana Silvera at Elm Hill - Acrylic on panel - 2009
The above painting was shortlised for the Celeste Prize, 2009
Notes on artwork:
This is a portrait of the singer/songwriter Ana Silvera, to be used on her forthcoming album. Ana's music immediately appealed to my interest in grandiose story telling. Described by London Time Out as "pure poetry," her songs are inspired by everything from a starlet in war-torn Paris to a biblical and murderous Salome, an Irish choirboy and a dead poet's wife.
I tried to create a composition that conveys a sense of otherworldliness through the subtle distortion of perspective, yet also evokes a sense of nostaglia for European history and the English appetite for both the ironic and macabre.
Ana Silvera at Elm Hill (detail) - Acrylic on panel - 2009
Ana Silvera at Elm Hill (detail)- Acrylic on panel - 2009
Previous sitters include many private clients and public figures including the singer Ana Silvera, Lord Walpole and Peter Stephen (Lord Provost of Aberdeen.) The portrait develops as a collaboration between the artist and sitter, with the aim of creating an enjoyable experience and an artwork to remember.
The portrait can be completed entirely from life, or with the aid of photographs taken by the artist. Sittings can take place in the Norfolk countryside (with the option of country house accomodation), London or at an agreed location in the UK or overseas.
A portrait of an individual can cost anywhere between £200 and £7000 depending upon the desired size, complexity and the media used (i.e. whether it is a painting, pastel or pencil drawing.) Group portraits are also available.
If you wish to enquire about commissioning a portrait please use the "contact" page of the website or telephone John Hemmant, the Anteros Arts Centre Director, on 07976 587797.
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