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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA

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Wrapped

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Pencil
117 x 87 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Annual Exhibition 2020

Doppelgänger

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Pencil
85 x 85 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Annual Exhibition 2020

Found II

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Pencil
38 x 38 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

Profile

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Acrylic
43 x 33 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

Folded

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Oil & acrylic
43 x 33 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

Found I

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Pencil
38 x 38 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

Lagoon

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Oil
63 x 63 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2018

Owl Wood

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Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA
Acrylic
33 x 43 cm
Related exhibition:
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2018
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About Malcolm Ashman RBA RWA

Profile

Artist details

Artist's Statement

“Two subjects have engaged me over many years, the landscape and the figure. I don’t maintain a single cohesive style but prefer to allow each piece to dictate how I will respond.  

The landscape paintings, at one time directly observed, are worked from brief drawings and memory. The process has become as important as the subject matter, I’m driven by the physical pleasure of the medium. They are places I know well; this is an important part of the work, revisiting the familiar.

Working with the figure is a totally different proposition. It’s an interactive process and I enjoy the unnerving prospect of not being in complete control. My impulse is to observe closely, recording as accurately as possible my response to the sitter and their response to me. Both paintings and drawings are built of layers and repeated marks over a long period, the resulting work a hybrid of both myself and my model, a record of time spent.”

Method of Working

Malcolm likes painting the landscape; he likes painting people.

He enjoys being in the landscape but it’s the recollection of that experience which makes hum want to paint. At one time he painted from life, watercolours en plein air, but after many years he wanted something different. Gradually he evolved a new way of working. Malcolm still makes drawings from observation and uses these as his starting point but then memory takes over which naturally simplifies and abstracts what results. He is still observing but from a distance. 

Painting people is all about observation. I like to spend as much time as possible with the sitter. I find taking photographs a good way to get to know someone and they can be useful reference but they are no match for the human eye which sees so much more.

Drawing is probably the most useful tool. I find people relax very quickly when I’m drawing them. We chat about everything under the sun and slowly I get a glimpse of what I want from the portrait.

 

Biographical Details

Malcolm Ashman was born in Bath, Somerset in 1957.

Malcolm is a painter working in oils and pencil, the landscape and the figure are the principal subjects.

He is an Academician at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) and a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI). He has exhibited widely in London and the south of England, including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Columbia Threadneedle Prize.

He lives and works in Bath.

Society Memberships

Royal Society of British Artists

Other Society Memberships

Bath Society of Artists

Royal West of England Academy

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

2009 The Bridge McFarland Solicitors Art Prize, ROI

2007 The Artist Magazine Award, RBA

2006 The Alan Gourley Memorial Award, ROI

2005 The Cedar House Gallery Award, NEAC

          The Cornelissen Prize, ROI

        The Andrew Brownsword Prize, Victoria Gallery

2004  The Davison Award, RBA

Exhibitions

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2018
The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2018
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2017
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2016
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2016
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2016
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2015
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 2015
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2015

Other exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011 Denise Yapp Contemporary Art

2008  Rowley Contemporary Art

2007  The Russell Gallery

2006  Brian Sinfield Gallery

2005  Beaux Arts Bath

2002  Thomas Plunkett Fine Art

1992  Victoria Gallery Bath

 

Selected Group Exhibitions  

2007-12 Denise Yapp Fine Art

2006  Medici Gallery, London

2006,2010 2012 The Holburne Contemporary Portrait Exhibition

2004-06 The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

2009 The Threadneedle Prize Exhibition, London.

2009-2012  RP, Mall Galleries

1999-2012  NEAC, Mall Galleries

1998-2012  ROI, Mall Galleries

1999-2012  RBA, Mall Galleries

1998-2000  Laing Art Competition

1996-2000  Black Swan Painting Competition

1983-2012  Royal West of England Academy

 

 

 

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