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Artist | Professional | Traditional Art
United Kingdom
I paint people. Using friends as subjects, I try to reflect a feeling of each personality in all individual works. I choose not to include a background because i want each piece to focus solely on the subject. Instead, I leave all drips and marks which occur during the painting process. I do this because I feel it is important to show some of the history of the final product.
I like to leave visible brush strokes because I want my paintings to look like paintings. I do not believe in doing a painting to look like a photograph.
I take influence from many different areas of art. From traditional artists like Lucian Freud, graffiti artist David Choe and portrait and tattoo artist Shawn Barber. Surrounding myself with creative people is also very important to me and my work.

Current Residence: scotland
Favourite genre of music: indie,instrumental,electronica,post-rock,metal...lots!
Favourite style of art: portraiture
MP3 player of choice: ipod
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:iconhalekko:
=Halekko Jun 10, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Wow, your art works are fantastic!
Its great to see an artist from aberdeen, im still in school studying at advanced higher level and you've really inspired me with the quality and detail you've achieve from it. so thanks!

I can't wait to more work from you :D
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:iconnoemi2222:
I love your gallery :)
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:icon5ynth3tic:
~5ynth3tic Jun 8, 2010   General Artist
You have a stunning gallery, i love your style!
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~5ynth3tic Jun 8, 2010   General Artist
You have a stunning gallery, i love your style!
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~sick-snowangel Nov 23, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
your portraiture is FANTASTIC! so wish i could see them in person, i bet they are most impressive :)
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:iconstopitall2003:
Alright Stu, I'm that tall gawky guy with the beard that spends way too much money in your humble place of employment. Cool gallery- your stuff seems criminally under-rated here (whilst some 13 year old american pisshead gets 7 billion favs for their shit drawing of Mario). You seem to have a very honest approach to painting your portraits...
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:iconhackdeen:
Hey Buddy,I'm thinking about a calling a sketch "Whittling" what do you think?
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:iconllywenlla:
hey hey, i work in kilau, loving having your exhibition around me. your work is cracking.
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:icon23stu:
~23stu Sep 7, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
thanks! i'm glad you guys are enjoying my work
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:iconllywenlla:
hell yeah... it's like christmas come early!
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