A PAINTING.
A STORY.
ARTIST - PHOTOGRAPHER
A PAINTING.
A STORY.
ARTIST - PHOTOGRAPHER
MEMENTO MORI
MEMENTO VIVERE
REMEMBER YOU WILL DIE - SO REMEMBER TO LIVE

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Bio.

Bio.

INSPIRED BY LIFE.

Born in 1966, Kevin spent two years at Art College studying Technical Illustration, specializing in human form. He then spent another two years studying Advertising Graphics. In 1986, he completed his studies, only to find himself in the midst of one of the UK’s worst industrial disputes between the National Union of Miners and the government. Living in a mining village at the time, Kevin struggled to find work and eventually started working in his family’s building firm.

A few years later, Kevin returned to college to study Information Technology. He wanted to learn how to use computers to create graphics. However, the industry was in its infancy, and opportunities were scarce. Despite this, Kevin had a successful and financially rewarding career in I.T., ultimately working as a principal consultant for several well-known international brands.

With plans to retire early and focus on his art, Kevin’s world was turned upside down in 2005 by an acrimonious divorce. In the years that followed, Kevin worked as a photographer facing many challenges as a single parent. But art has always been at the core of who he is. He loves studying old and new techniques, both traditional and digital, and is constantly striving to learn from the old masters and apply their methods and teachings in his own artwork.

Artists Statement.

Artists
Statement.

ART IS INTRINSIC. ART IS HUMAN.

I am a figurative and portrait artist captivated by the beauty of the human form. I love to blur the boundaries between realism and idealism. I consider myself a realist artist who portrays my subjects as they appear in life but in their best possible light. With each new artwork, I find myself challenged technically, not only as an artist but as a storyteller too.

Over the years my love for great art and design had enabled me to focus my love of learning new skills and knowledge. From creating digital 3D models and music videos to Web design and special effects this rich tapestry of experience is now my creative foundation.

Predominantly a digital artist I explore and embrace the techniques used by old masters to capture my subjects. I work from life and use photo reference where necessary utilising my many years working as a photographer. Layering opaque colours or glazes and blending as you would oils but in a digital medium gives it hard to distinguish results from real-world paints.

As a portrait and figurative painter I feel it is necessary to not only capture a likeness but to engage the viewer in ways that cannot be accomplished with a photograph or other mediums.

Blog.

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