I decided to enter the 2010 BP Portrait award, here's the piece I have put in, well over 200 hours spent painting this!



150 x 120 cm approx
Acrylic and spray paint on canvas (Framed)

The model is Lady Frankenstein (Jasmine Clea Danks) www.ladyfrankenstein.com/

Apologies for the poor quality of the photos, they were taken late last night in my studio just before I drove to London to deliver the work, was a bit of a mad rush!

Detail shots -

Cheers bram, the tattoo's were a nightmare! Was a weird experience painting them as it's like copying someone elses artwork but giving it your own twist to fit the style of the painting, was certainly a challenge for sure

Ha ha cheers Remi can always count on you

Thanks very much so do I, if I'm honest I'd just be happy to get in the group show, it was a lot of hard work so would be great if that got recognised

Cheers Ragnar, with the thousands of people that enter I might need some luck!

Ha ha you can't beat a bit of constructive criticism, I will be sure to pass it on to the model

Great piece Oliver. Hope it all goes well mate.

Thanks guy's, really appreciate it

Well done Oliver - looks fantastic - Best of luck with the award

really love the piece.Good luck Oliver!!

I was commissioned by SEEDA and Ashford borough council to paint one of the feature walls at International house in Ashford, Kent.

The choice of design was completely down to me so it was nice to be given complete creative freedom, typically on a project like this you end up with some nob in a suit putting forward their creative input!

Each piece is approx 3 mtrs tall, 5mtrs wide.
I used Emulsion for this as it would have been impossible to spray in the bad weather













All feedback welcome,

Oliver

Nice pieces, especially like the style of the crow

Thanks guys, appreciate all the feedback, definitely suffered! It was like a wind tunnel where I was painting, temperatures of 5 degrees at best, the paint wouldn't even dry on the wall!

Cheers Silky, wanted to do something that worked in harmony with the building as well as having a fresh look to it. I think the green was the key colour, it's been good watching the reactions of the office workers as the enter the building and see it