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Broken Circle

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Mixed Media
46 x 62 cm (58 x 74 cm framed)
£850
Related exhibition:
The Royal Society of British Artists | Annual Exhibition 2022

Grey and Purple

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Mixed Media
40 x 50 cm (50 x 60 cm framed)
£850
Related exhibition:
The Royal Society of British Artists | Annual Exhibition 2022

Orange Triangle on Blue Square

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Mixed Media
37 x 39 cm (57 x 56 cm framed)
£500
Related exhibition:
The Royal Society of British Artists | Annual Exhibition 2022

Blue Vase

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Acrylic
60 x 60 cm (80 x 80 cm framed)
£2,000
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2021 | ONLINE ONLY

Broken Pillars at Corbridge Roman Fort

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Acrylic
80 x 82 cm (100 x 100 cm framed)
£3,000
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2021 | ONLINE ONLY

Crofters Cottage

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Acrylic
15 x 15 cm (27 x 27 cm framed)
£350
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2021 | ONLINE ONLY

Summer Fields

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Acrylic
100 x 32 cm (120 x 86 cm framed)
£3,000
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2021 | ONLINE ONLY

Circles & Squares

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John Sprakes RBA ROI
Acrylic
46 x 54 cm (54 x 65 cm framed)
£850
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021
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About John Sprakes RBA ROI

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Artist details

Artist's Statement

The movement of light and colour across landscape and interiors is a constant source of inspiration to John. Composition, form and texture play an important in the construction of his paintings. John feels that creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on two-dimensional surfaces produces the kind of visual magic that enables the spectator to experience a new way of seeing.

Method of Working

Most of John's painting are taken from life. He uses drawing as an act of discovery, allowing him to explore the visual world. Drawing is the starting point for most of his ideas. The landscapes of Norfolk, Suffolk and Northumberland are a constant source of inspiration to him. Wide expanses and the intense light found along these coastlines evoke emotions that inhabit his paintings. He is transported into a world of light and colour which is often intense, full of mystery and peaceful isolation. His still life paintings draw upon memories that are historical, social, and of childhood days distilled together in the final image. John is interested in the way objects interact presenting a past, present and future. Their incongruous juxtaposition adds a visual tension to the overall image. John uses acrylics, Liquitex, canvas, board, paper, card, brush, palette knife, drawing media of all kinds, photography and colourful gesso grounds. He works mainly from life but sometimes uses photography for information and investigation. John tends to plan paintings using sketched studies done on the spot, but also works directly from nature. His still life paintings and interiors are painted in his studio.

Biographical Details

1952-54 Doncaster College of Art

1954-57 Edinburgh College of Art

1984 Elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters

1986 Elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists

1989 Elected member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts

Society Memberships

Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Royal Society of British Artists

Other Society Memberships

Manchester Academy of Fine Arts

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

Andrew Grant Scholarship

Postgraduate Scholarship

The Le Clerc Fowle Medal

Manchester Academy Prize

Singer Friedlander Watercolour £5000 Prize Winner

P&P Award, Manchester Academy

Barclays Bank Award, Manchester Academy (x2)

Menena Joy Schwabe Memorial Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters

DAS Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters

Exhibitions

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2018

Other exhibitions

South Yorkshire Arts

Royal Academy

The Times Watercolour Exhibition

Huntingdon Prize Exhibition, Royal College of Art

Blackheath Gallery, London

Mall Galleries, London

John Sabin Gallery, London

Garforth Community College, Leeds

Peter Hedley Gallery, Manchester Academy

Publications

Journeys into Light, John Sprakes Complete Painting Course

The Use of Colour

A Complete Drawing Course

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1

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