ricobenfico
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Introducing: Frank McFadden (Peter Howson protege), by ricobenfico on Nov 26, 2010 21:50:33 GMT 1, Since there's a bit of love on here for Howson, I feel Frank should be introduced!
Frank McFadden From the Glasgow area of Maryhill, Frank McFadden is a protรฉgรฉe of Peter Howson. A former sign-writer and graphic designer, just a few years ago he was addicted to drugs and selling The Big Issue. The older painter, who has also had his problems with addiction, met McFadden by chance in a cafรฉ on Great Western Road. Howson took him under his wing, employing him as a studio assistant and helping McFadden develop his own artistic ability and personal strength. McFadden says that โPeter helped me to believe that I had a futureโ, and his wish to be a better father to his young daughter spurred him on to create a new life for himself. Howson and McFadden now share a studio in Glasgowโs city centre, and exhibit together in Glasgow and New York. As McFaddenโs fame grows, he is building a list of celebrity patrons, including Jessica Simpson and Dawn French.
Like many other painters, McFadden uses the canvas to work out his own personal demons. The figures in his paintings and pastels are, like Howsonโs, the dispossessed of society. The pain of peopleโs lives is put on display through contorted poses, hard lines and luminous colours. Howson says, โI found Frankโs work unbelievable. I think he could be one of the great British artists but it will take another five to ten years.โ
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Since there's a bit of love on here for Howson, I feel Frank should be introduced! Frank McFaddenFrom the Glasgow area of Maryhill, Frank McFadden is a protรฉgรฉe of Peter Howson. A former sign-writer and graphic designer, just a few years ago he was addicted to drugs and selling The Big Issue. The older painter, who has also had his problems with addiction, met McFadden by chance in a cafรฉ on Great Western Road. Howson took him under his wing, employing him as a studio assistant and helping McFadden develop his own artistic ability and personal strength. McFadden says that โPeter helped me to believe that I had a futureโ, and his wish to be a better father to his young daughter spurred him on to create a new life for himself. Howson and McFadden now share a studio in Glasgowโs city centre, and exhibit together in Glasgow and New York. As McFaddenโs fame grows, he is building a list of celebrity patrons, including Jessica Simpson and Dawn French. Like many other painters, McFadden uses the canvas to work out his own personal demons. The figures in his paintings and pastels are, like Howsonโs, the dispossessed of society. The pain of peopleโs lives is put on display through contorted poses, hard lines and luminous colours. Howson says, โI found Frankโs work unbelievable. I think he could be one of the great British artists but it will take another five to ten years.โ and www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/badly-drawn-boy-frank-mcfadden-went-from-graphic-artist-to-drug-addict-and-big-issue-seller-painting-brought-him-back-to-life-with-a-little-help-from-peter-howson-1.122686 alpha-art.co.uk/index.php?manufacturers_id=52
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kayceejay
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Introducing: Frank McFadden (Peter Howson protege), by kayceejay on Nov 26, 2010 21:55:29 GMT 1, Just watched that documentary thing on peter howson, you can see the similarities in their work
Just watched that documentary thing on peter howson, you can see the similarities in their work
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