Detail from Self Portrait published in
Chelsea Arts Club's Yearbook 1999
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Caroline Sykes - portraits
Commissioning
a portrait
I usually work in oil, acrylic or pencil. I find it essential
to establish some
kind of rapport between myself and my subject.
This is often a very enjoyable experience as I find people and their differences
and oddities very fascinating!
I really believe a portrait will always benefit from the special closeness
and understanding
that can develope between artist and sitter.
I can however work from photographs in order to save busy people
from lengthy sittings...but I must take these myself...masses of them....whilst
spending time getting to know the person.
I try to paint close to actual real -life-size as I think this produces the
best results.
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| Nick Weiss, before, during,
and after the Chelsea Arts Club Ball exhibited in the Mall Galleries - Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2008 |
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The
Chelsea Arts Club at Twilight (40 members drinking outside) oil on canvas 48" x 36" – also available as a print |
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| Jonathan Halsey | Robin Judkins | Jazz Matharu | Kate Thirkell |
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| Kate Wilson | Mervyn Bourdillon | Alastair and Archie |
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| Andre | Two Pigeons | Asher Robson |
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| Catherine | Nick Weiss | Julia, Henry, and Guy Wilson 2009 |
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| Tommy and Fynn | Michael Harding |
Anna Reinhaldt | Tony Cotello |
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| Anne Drury's Jack Russells | Jeremy and Emily | Niall and Ingrid and baby | Cosmo Hulton |
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| Rowan Atkinson's children | Anna Blower | Amelia and Laura | Rosa |
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| Self Portrait | Mary Deserville | Pauline Lady Slade | Choccy and Ba-ba |
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| Mowser | Alan st Clair after Krog's portrait of Munthe |
Emily - aged twelve | Andrew in a woman's hat |
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| Susie | Josef Starringa |
Ladybird and Daisy | Mortimer |