Andrew James RP NEAC | New English Art Club, Royal Society of Portrait Painters

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Bowler Hat Man

Oil on canvas
Claude

Oil on canvas
Ivy I

Oil on canvas
Self Portrait - Hands

Oil on canvas
Street Telegraph Poles

Oil on canvas

About Andrew James RP NEAC

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Biography

Artist's Statement

Everything around us is relevant for study. Inspiration and beauty resides in seeing things anew.

No concessions should be made for good taste.

Method of Working

I primarily use brushes and knives to apply oils on canvas. I usually paint isolated objects: a tree, a paperclip, a face. This heightens the sense of our connection and isolation with the world around us.

I continuously add and subtract until a satisfactory outcome is achieved in my painting. A conclusion is often achieved after a period of time away from the work. I usually work on two or three paintings at any time.

I work from photographs, life and memory: All are equal. A work’s outcome is all that matters. My artwork can take from one hour through to many weeks, some remain unfinished.

Biographical Details

1969 Born in Reading, BerkshireSelf-taught Artist

Tutor at Heatherleys School of Fine Art, London

2002 Elected a Member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters

2004 Elected an Honorary Member of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society

2008 Appointed Vice President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters

2017 Elected a Member of the New English Art Club

Society Memberships

New English Art Club

Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Other Society Memberships

Honorary Member of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

Carroll Foundation Award for Portrait Painting, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1998

Exhibitions

New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2017

Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2017

Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2016

Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2015

Other exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

2006 Ashton Reloaded, Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art Gallery, Kent

2004 BBC1 Star Portraits with Rolf Harris, sitter David Dickinson

2003 Mall Galleries, London

2003 Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

2002 Nick Whistler Fine Art, Battle, East Sussex

Group Exhibitions:

1998-2000/06-08 New English Art Club Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2005 Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2005 Star Portraits with Rolf Harris, County Hall, London

1998-2000/02- Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

1998 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London

Commissions

Price guide

Oil

20 x 16 inches:

£5,000

24 x 20 inches:

£6,000

30 x 25 inches:

£7,000

36 x 28 inches:

£8,000

40 x 30 inches:

£10,000

50 x 40 inches:

£12,000

60 x 40 inches:

£15,000

Drawing

From 10 x 12 inches:

From £1,500