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National Portrait Gallery Scotland
In 2015 I visited the National Portrait Gallery in London for the British Portrait Awards. With art selected from 2748 entries by artist...
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![Artist: Yigal Ozeri](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/075abf_766f3ce16ac84f11b9c80b1bbe391838~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_439,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/075abf_766f3ce16ac84f11b9c80b1bbe391838~mv2.webp)
Artist: Yigal Ozeri
Ozeri is a New York City based artist specifying in hyper-realistic portraiture, painting cinematic shots of young women in vast...
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Artist: The Hula
Sean Yoro, also known as The Hula is widely known for his breathtaking water murals. It was these pieces that caught my eye with Yoro,...
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Artist: Jonathan Yeo
Jonathan Yeo is a British figurative artist. Specializing in portraiture, Yeo has worked with many celebrities and other world class...
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Artist: Viktor & Rolf
Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf recently took broken picture frames and turned them into a wearable gown by draping them over...
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Louis K. Meisel Gallery NYC
In my visit to New York I visited the Louis K, Meisel Gallery to look at the Tom Blackwell exhibition being held there. I'm a big fan of...
Artist: Neil Bally
Rather than painting the object as it is Bally uses the object as a starting point and moves around the object whilst focussing on the...
Artist: Howard Morgan
Morgan uses a very messy technique to create a subtle image and this is shown in "Sam in the Kitchen" (Watercolour on unstretched...
Artist: David Remfry
Remfry uses wet into wet techniques in his work to create a washed out look with loosely applied paint. This is shown in "Hats in the...
Artist: Ian Sidaway
Sidaway is an artist that focus' on the tone of his paintings so they match their "neighbor" tone as he described. This is easily seen in...