Mystery Portrait Postcard

Natasha, Oil on paper, 11 x 9 inches, NFS

Natasha, Oil on Card, approx. 8 x 6 inches

This is the painting I did for the National Portrait Gallery gala dinner, attended by the Duchess of Cambridge and I can’t remember who else (I think David Bailey was there). I’m trying to name-drop since I’m told it’s useful for tags on WordPress.

In case anyone is interested, it’s still for sale on the National Portrait gallery website, along with postcards by many other artists (some of whom might be a little bit famous). They are all priced at about 300 euros, with  all proceeds going to the NPG.

 

Bashshar

Bashshar, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 18 inches

Bashshar, Oil on Canvas, 28 x 18 inches

This is my friend Bashshar, who teaches moral and political philosophy at the American University of Beirut. In the picture he is marking essays on his laptop, lamenting the standard of  his students, one of whom refers to Joseph Stalin as ‘the eminent Bolshevik sociologist’.

Brook Green

Brook Green, Oil on board, 8 x 10 inches

I wanted to paint something urban, and SW13 where I live, is  a little too bucolic, so I crossed the river. I did this sitting in my car (it was raining intermittently). I love the colours you get in London when the weather is bad…

 

Alexander Silverfox Brunacci

Portrait of Alex Brunacci

Alex Brunacci, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 20 inches

Alexander Silverfox Brunacci, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 20 inches

I met Alex at Frieze Masters. I thought anyone who dressed like that should be painted… Alex is a photographer and film director.