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Jack Jubb Fish, 2023 Airbrush, acrylic on postcard Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Ell Pennick About Jack Jubb is an Artist whose practice is grounded in a critical engagement with the politics of the image, having access to one of the earliest iterations of Photoshop's suite of airbrushing and liquify tools as a child through his father's job as a graphic designer, Jack developed an acute interest in the power of editing tools to transform and recontextualise media. Jack's airbrush paintings derive from the historical context of the airbrush as one of the earliest tools used for the editing of photographs. Even as the practice has been long been superseded by advancements in digital photo editing, the "airbrushed" photograph remains in the popular vernacular, denoting a dawning paranoia associated with the truth or falsehood of the images that one is confronted with in every sphere of life, employing an airbrush as a lens-based tool of image reproduction and doctoring. Jack's painting practice is an editorial process in which elements of source material, gathered from personal photographs and vast tracts of online data, may be destroyed, or embellished to craft affecting narratives concerning memory, alienation, and countercultural anxieties. Education Goldsmiths University (Graduated 2015) Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 VEGAN / House of Spouse / Vienna AUS Half-Life / Stems Gallery / Brussels, BE 2022 The Empath / Carl Kostyál / Milan, IT Viscous Cycle / The Residence Gallery / London, UK 2021 Feeling Sentimental / DJ / Berlin, DE Statement about AOAP submitted work The Painting of a Betta Fish is derived from a fragmentary low-resolution video still     You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Lee Knott Bite of an Apple 5, 2023 Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About My work is about playing around with, and combining, different styles and images and methods of production: often using them as a metaphor for the human condition; with attraction and mortality and the transience, and struggles, of existence being key themes. Using various cultural and artistic references and signifiers as a symbolic language - while at the same absorbing and processing the myriad of possibilities on offer - I'm interested in the blending of conscious and unconscious ideas through which an overall narrative can be observed. With my current 'apple' series I use the archetypal image of a bitten apple as a metaphor for temptation and attraction, and as a symbol of the 'biting of the apple' of technology and technological advances; especially with regard to the exponential advances of AI and the possibility of it becoming self-aware. The apples are painted to look artificially appealing, combining still life with a pop art sensibility.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Lee Knott Bite of an Apple 6, 2023 Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About My work is about playing around with, and combining, different styles and images and methods of production: often using them as a metaphor for the human condition; with attraction and mortality and the transience, and struggles, of existence being key themes. Using various cultural and artistic references and signifiers as a symbolic language - while at the same absorbing and processing the myriad of possibilities on offer - I'm interested in the blending of conscious and unconscious ideas through which an overall narrative can be observed. With my current 'apple' series I use the archetypal image of a bitten apple as a metaphor for temptation and attraction, and as a symbol of the 'biting of the apple' of technology and technological advances; especially with regard to the exponential advances of AI and the possibility of it becoming self-aware. The apples are painted to look artificially appealing, combining still life with a pop art sensibility.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Sarah Wood Admiration (AOP), 2023 Oil on Sized Paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Sarah grew up in Yorkshire, close to the city of Leeds and the Yorkshire Dales. Since graduating from Wimbledon School of Art, London, Sarah has maintained a professional practice, occupying various studios across London, and now settled in Space Studios, Peckham, London. Following a successful exhibition at Falmouth Art Gallery in Cornwall, curated by Cath Wallace, Sarah's work has been shown and sold through Quantum Contemporary Art, London at art fairs around the world. For many years Sarah has immersed herself in the painting of pears and continues to develop her skills and contemporary style, whilst also applying the same concentration to a series of small flower paintings. The genre of still life painting and particularly painting pears, has dominated Sarah's practice for some time. Looking at the paintings of Cezanne and Morandi, or the more elaborate Dutch still life painters, she has become fascinated by how the depiction of simple everyday objects can convey something more than the things seen. Education BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting, Wimbledon School of Art, London Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Exhibitions: Art Palm Beach, USA Art Market Hamptons, USA Quantum at West Horsley Place, Surrey Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Seattle Art Fair, USA Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Always On My Mind 2, Fitzrovia Gallery, London Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London (October) Gallery Representation Quantum Contemporary Art, London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Painting on such a small scale, on paper, was a challenge, but I followed the same principles as I do for my larger paintings on linen.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Sarah Wood Dependant (AOP), 2023 Oil on Sized Paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Sarah grew up in Yorkshire, close to the city of Leeds and the Yorkshire Dales. Since graduating from Wimbledon School of Art, London, Sarah has maintained a professional practice, occupying various studios across London, and now settled in Space Studios, Peckham, London. Following a successful exhibition at Falmouth Art Gallery in Cornwall, curated by Cath Wallace, Sarah's work has been shown and sold through Quantum Contemporary Art, London at art fairs around the world. For many years Sarah has immersed herself in the painting of pears and continues to develop her skills and contemporary style, whilst also applying the same concentration to a series of small flower paintings. The genre of still life painting and particularly painting pears, has dominated Sarah's practice for some time. Looking at the paintings of Cezanne and Morandi, or the more elaborate Dutch still life painters, she has become fascinated by how the depiction of simple everyday objects can convey something more than the things seen. Education BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting, Wimbledon School of Art, London Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Exhibitions: Art Palm Beach, USA Art Market Hamptons, USA Quantum at West Horsley Place, Surrey Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Seattle Art Fair, USA Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Always On My Mind 2, Fitzrovia Gallery, London Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London (October) Gallery Representation Quantum Contemporary Art, London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Painting on such a small scale, on paper, was a challenge, but I followed the same principles as I do for my larger paintings on linen.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Michelle Taube Blue Monday, 2023 Oil on prepared paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Taube graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2004 with a degree in Illustration with animation, where she specialised in watercolour painting. She then went on to complete a PGCE, after which she spent many years teaching Art and Design in schools and colleges. Michelle continued to produce and sell her own work, winning the IJYA young artist of the year in 2005 and exhibiting in and around Manchester and London. Michelle has exhibited in this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Michelle's latest 'flower collection' has seen a shift in her painting practice. Education Michelle studied Illustration with animation at Manchester Metropolitan University and then completed a PGCE in Art and Design to teach Secondary School. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Tarpey Gallery Open 2023 Blue and Berry Gallery Waterside Arts - Manchester Made A Small Space Cotton on Manchester Inch Arts Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Flowers can say a number of things; thank-you, I love you, get well soon, happy birthday, my condolences or just a simple sorry. Ask yourself the question! Why do we give flowers? Do we all love to receive them? Are they a mask for an underlying issue? Do they excuse a loved one's behaviour? Why bother giving them at all when they are here for such a fleeting moment before they die? These 4 postcards celebrate the beauty of plants and flowers, all painted on a small scale in oils. They are a 2023 version of a still life study, mixing bold colours and simple compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Michelle Taube You Happy?, 2023 Oil on prepared paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Taube graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2004 with a degree in Illustration with animation, where she specialised in watercolour painting. She then went on to complete a PGCE, after which she spent many years teaching Art and Design in schools and colleges. Michelle continued to produce and sell her own work, winning the IJYA young artist of the year in 2005 and exhibiting in and around Manchester and London. Michelle has exhibited in this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Michelle's latest 'flower collection' has seen a shift in her painting practice. Education Michelle studied Illustration with animation at Manchester Metropolitan University and then completed a PGCE in Art and Design to teach Secondary School. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Tarpey Gallery Open 2023 Blue and Berry Gallery Waterside Arts - Manchester Made A Small Space Cotton on Manchester Inch Arts Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Flowers can say a number of things; thank-you, I love you, get well soon, happy birthday, my condolences or just a simple sorry. Ask yourself the question! Why do we give flowers? Do we all love to receive them? Are they a mask for an underlying issue? Do they excuse a loved one's behaviour? Why bother giving them at all when they are here for such a fleeting moment before they die? These 4 postcards celebrate the beauty of plants and flowers, all painted on a small scale in oils. They are a 2023 version of a still life study, mixing bold colours and simple compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Michelle Taube Purple Rain, 2023 Oil on prepared paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Taube graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2004 with a degree in Illustration with animation, where she specialised in watercolour painting. She then went on to complete a PGCE, after which she spent many years teaching Art and Design in schools and colleges. Michelle continued to produce and sell her own work, winning the IJYA young artist of the year in 2005 and exhibiting in and around Manchester and London. Michelle has exhibited in this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Michelle's latest 'flower collection' has seen a shift in her painting practice. Education Michelle studied Illustration with animation at Manchester Metropolitan University and then completed a PGCE in Art and Design to teach Secondary School. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Tarpey Gallery Open 2023 Blue and Berry Gallery Waterside Arts - Manchester Made A Small Space Cotton on Manchester Inch Arts Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Flowers can say a number of things; thank-you, I love you, get well soon, happy birthday, my condolences or just a simple sorry. Ask yourself the question! Why do we give flowers? Do we all love to receive them? Are they a mask for an underlying issue? Do they excuse a loved one's behaviour? Why bother giving them at all when they are here for such a fleeting moment before they die? These 4 postcards celebrate the beauty of plants and flowers, all painted on a small scale in oils. They are a 2023 version of a still life study, mixing bold colours and simple compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Michelle Taube Love Me, 2023 Oil on prepared paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Taube graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2004 with a degree in Illustration with animation, where she specialised in watercolour painting. She then went on to complete a PGCE, after which she spent many years teaching Art and Design in schools and colleges. Michelle continued to produce and sell her own work, winning the IJYA young artist of the year in 2005 and exhibiting in and around Manchester and London. Michelle has exhibited in this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Michelle's latest 'flower collection' has seen a shift in her painting practice. Education Michelle studied Illustration with animation at Manchester Metropolitan University and then completed a PGCE in Art and Design to teach Secondary School. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Tarpey Gallery Open 2023 Blue and Berry Gallery Waterside Arts - Manchester Made A Small Space Cotton on Manchester Inch Arts Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Flowers can say a number of things; thank-you, I love you, get well soon, happy birthday, my condolences or just a simple sorry. Ask yourself the question! Why do we give flowers? Do we all love to receive them? Are they a mask for an underlying issue? Do they excuse a loved one's behaviour? Why bother giving them at all when they are here for such a fleeting moment before they die? These 4 postcards celebrate the beauty of plants and flowers, all painted on a small scale in oils. They are a 2023 version of a still life study, mixing bold colours and simple compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Janie Longmore Virginia Woolf Gouache on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Janie is an artist living in Brighton. She grew up in the Northeast of England among the rugged coastlines near Whitby and the beautiful countryside of the North York Moors. Essentially a painter of still-life in oil or gouache, Janie paints directly from life, in oil or gouache, with still life being a favourite theme. She is endlessly fascinated by arrangements of simple, everyday humble and beautiful objects. Education BA Illustration Harrow College (University of Westminster) MA Illustration Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards RA Summer Exhibition 2023 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I picked 4 everyday things that I use and painted them from life. I chose small objects which I think are iconic in their design that would fit well on a postcard.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Janie Longmore Coffee Packet Gouache on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Janie is an artist living in Brighton. She grew up in the Northeast of England among the rugged coastlines near Whitby and the beautiful countryside of the North York Moors. Essentially a painter of still-life in oil or gouache, Janie paints directly from life, in oil or gouache, with still life being a favourite theme. She is endlessly fascinated by arrangements of simple, everyday humble and beautiful objects. Education BA Illustration Harrow College (University of Westminster) MA Illustration Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards RA Summer Exhibition 2023 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I picked 4 everyday things that I use and painted them from life. I chose small objects which I think are iconic in their design that would fit well on a postcard.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Janie Longmore Little Black Book Gouache on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Janie is an artist living in Brighton. She grew up in the Northeast of England among the rugged coastlines near Whitby and the beautiful countryside of the North York Moors. Essentially a painter of still-life in oil or gouache, Janie paints directly from life, in oil or gouache, with still life being a favourite theme. She is endlessly fascinated by arrangements of simple, everyday humble and beautiful objects. Education BA Illustration Harrow College (University of Westminster) MA Illustration Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards RA Summer Exhibition 2023 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I picked 4 everyday things that I use and painted them from life. I chose small objects which I think are iconic in their design that would fit well on a postcard.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Janie Longmore Flush Gouache on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Janie is an artist living in Brighton. She grew up in the Northeast of England among the rugged coastlines near Whitby and the beautiful countryside of the North York Moors. Essentially a painter of still-life in oil or gouache, Janie paints directly from life, in oil or gouache, with still life being a favourite theme. She is endlessly fascinated by arrangements of simple, everyday humble and beautiful objects. Education BA Illustration Harrow College (University of Westminster) MA Illustration Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards RA Summer Exhibition 2023 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I picked 4 everyday things that I use and painted them from life. I chose small objects which I think are iconic in their design that would fit well on a postcard.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Marco Bizzarri Still Standing, Studio I Watercolour and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Marco Bizzarri (b. 1988, Santiago) is a Chilean artist based in West Sussex, England. Marco deals with memory, commemoration and archive through painting, installation and video. In his work, research processes and materiality are subordinated to context. On the one hand, linked to the experiential encounter, and on the other, to the geographical positioning (rural-industrial territories), so that fieldwork, involvement with the landscape and human testimony are fundamental. Education He graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with a BA in Fine Arts (2014) Turps art school painting programme (2021) Select Exhibitions/Awards Recent solo exhibitions include Unearthed at Unit 1 Gallery Workshop in London and Incuria at Galería Animal in Chile. He has participated in a number of group exhibitions including Recursion at The Split Gallery (London, 2023) Fauna Presents Auction at Arundel Castle (Arundel, 2023) But dearer still is truth at Plato Gallery (Portugal 2023) Gilbert Bayes Award Exhibition, Royal Society of Sculptors at Cromwell Place (London, 2022), Friends with benefits, Safehouse 2 (London 2022) RSS GBA Exhibition at CASC Gallery, University of Chester (Chester, 2022), Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries (London, 2021), "XIV Premio MAVI arte joven" at MAVI Museum (Chile, 2020), Habitantes at Centro Cultural Matta (Argentina,2019), Cohabitar at Cede Galería (Perú, 2016), Outsider at the Gare of Strasbourg (France, 2014), and The Young Collectors Exhibition at the Leila Heller Gallery (USA, 2013). Gallery Representation Galeria Patricia Ready (Chile) Statement About AOAP Submitted Artwork His paintings respond to the exercise of collecting and translating images by delving into the material possibilities of pictorial language. The result combines abstraction and figuration: the images show the multiple resources with which they have been constructed. By rescuing objects, events, people or places - which run the risk of being forgotten - the artist composes situations that link different spaces, times and actors in a single image. An exercise that responds to the need to give visibility to those fleeting things coming from an autobiographical context that shows events of the artist's daily life. His painting reveals as much as it conceals. The gesture of covering the form, through dripping, reveals itself as a means of silencing his images and at the same time charging them with a singular graphic and chromatic expression where light and darkness coexist on the same plane You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Marco Bizzarri Still Standing, Studio II Watercolour and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.)   This lot has been curated by AOAP About Marco Bizzarri (b. 1988, Santiago) is a Chilean artist based in West Sussex, England. Marco deals with memory, commemoration and archive through painting, installation and video. In his work, research processes and materiality are subordinated to context. On the one hand, linked to the experiential encounter, and on the other, to the geographical positioning (rural-industrial territories), so that fieldwork, involvement with the landscape and human testimony are fundamental. Education He graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with a BA in Fine Arts (2014) Turps art school painting programme (2021) Select Exhibitions/Awards Recent solo exhibitions include Unearthed at Unit 1 Gallery Workshop in London and Incuria at Galería Animal in Chile. He has participated in a number of group exhibitions including Recursion at The Split Gallery (London, 2023) Fauna Presents Auction at Arundel Castle (Arundel, 2023) But dearer still is truth at Plato Gallery (Portugal 2023) Gilbert Bayes Award Exhibition, Royal Society of Sculptors at Cromwell Place (London, 2022), Friends with benefits, Safehouse 2 (London 2022) RSS GBA Exhibition at CASC Gallery, University of Chester (Chester, 2022), Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries (London, 2021), "XIV Premio MAVI arte joven" at MAVI Museum (Chile, 2020), Habitantes at Centro Cultural Matta (Argentina,2019), Cohabitar at Cede Galería (Perú, 2016), Outsider at the Gare of Strasbourg (France, 2014), and The Young Collectors Exhibition at the Leila Heller Gallery (USA, 2013). Gallery Representation Galeria Patricia Ready (Chile) Statement About AOAP Submitted Artwork His paintings respond to the exercise of collecting and translating images by delving into the material possibilities of pictorial language. The result combines abstraction and figuration: the images show the multiple resources with which they have been constructed. By rescuing objects, events, people or places - which run the risk of being forgotten - the artist composes situations that link different spaces, times and actors in a single image. An exercise that responds to the need to give visibility to those fleeting things coming from an autobiographical context that shows events of the artist's daily life. His painting reveals as much as it conceals. The gesture of covering the form, through dripping, reveals itself as a means of silencing his images and at the same time charging them with a singular graphic and chromatic expression where light and darkness coexist on the same plane You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Estelle Vera Ocean View VII Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Estelle Vera lives by the sea in Deal. Born in the countryside of Switzerland, she probably fell in love with nature with her first cry. She has always enjoyed the freedom of strolling through the woods, climbing trees, lying in the grass and dreaming into the clouds. It has certainly made a strong impact on her journey. After five years of study at the Lucerne School of Art and Design, she was drawn without hesitation to Italy, where she continued studying painting at the Art Academy of Bologna. In the last decade, she discovered very surprisingly her love for still life painting and a parallel journey took its way. At the beginning she enjoyed the playful approach to the overwhelming abundance of colours, perspectives and patterns. The move to the coast of South England brought new inspirations and the conversation deepened. The subtle colours, the sensitive light and the beauty and fragility of the objects found on her walks along the beaches became once more a dive into silence. As an honouring of simplicity and in a slow process paintings emerge filled with great wonder. Education School of Art and Design Lucerne / MA Art Academy of Bologna/Italy / Painting / Further Education in Sculpting and Digital Art Select Exhibitions/Awards The Art of Silence / Beaux Arts Bath / Somerset 2023 RA Summer Exhibition 2023 / Royal Academy of Arts / London Quiet Living / Rye Art Gallery / Rye, East Sussex 2023 Bath Society of Artists / Victoria Art Gallery / Bath, Somerset 2023 Winter Group Show 2022/23 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal Winter Group Show 2021/22 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal, Kent Wells Art Contemporary 2021 / Wells Cathedral / Wells, Somerset Winter Group Show 2020 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal, Kent Small Sizes - Kleine Formate / Galerie Carla Renggli / Zug, Switzerland Miniatures and Masterstrokes - The Christmas Show 2020! / Rye Art Gallery Winter Group Show 2019 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal, Kent Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI / Annual Exhibition 2019 / Mall Galleries London Royal Society of Marine Artists RSMA / Annual Exhibition 2019 / Mall Galleries London Royal Society of British Artists RBA / Annual Exhibition 2019 / Mall Galleries London Small Sizes - Kleine Formate 2015 / Galerie Carla Renggli / Zug, Switzerland Gallery Representation Rye Art Gallery / East Sussex Beaux Arts Bath / Somerset Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork My very current work is mainly focused on the mesmerizing beauty of the beach pebbles. The inspiring encounter of equal simplicity and complexity in each and every beach pebble fills me with awe, - or as Henry David Thoreau put it: "Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." (H.D. Thoreau "On the Wisdom and Simplicity of Life")   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Michelle Maddox Billy Button in a Cup Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Michelle Maddox Billy Button in a Cup 2 Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Michelle Maddox Two Cups White Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Michelle Maddox Two Cups Turquiose Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Marie Robinson Chelsea Bun Oil on primed card paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About An established fine artist I focus my artistic practice on oil painting, underpinned by close observational drawing. My work is contemporary realism rooted in the tradition of representational painting and I am well known for my still lives which often have a bit of a twist! Education 1996-2002 BA Fine Art (First Class Hons) De Montfort University 1991-93 Part-time Foundation, Oxfordshire School of Art & Design 1980-83 Studied Chemistry BSc. King's College London Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Royal Society of Marine Artists 2023 The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize Exhibition The National Open Art Competition The Society of Women Artists The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2011, 2014, 2016/17/18/19 & 2020 Awarded ING Staff Purchase Prize 2014 Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year Competition 2010(runner-up), 2011 & 2012 (short-listed), 2014 (highly commended) For the last 17 years her work has regularly been shown at Affordable Art Fairs in UK and internationally Publications: Illustrator in 'Teaching Pilates, A Practical Guide' by Jane Paterson. Elsevier Nov 2008 A portrait featured in 'Portraits for NHS Heroes' Bloomsbury Nov 2020 Gallery Representation Marie is represented by Wills Art Warehouse and Wychwood Art Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my work I am most known for my still life paintings, in which I am inspired by the history and associations inherent in ordinary objects and materials particularly from the domestic environment. Some I select because they hold a personal significance, others I collect which have an unknown history, and I paint them directly from life. For my three Art on a Postcard submissions, I have painted objects which were found, or around me in the studio, or which I saw on the way to the studio. The three feathers were treasured finds on a recent family holiday in South Wales - I can never leave a beach without filling my pockets with feathers, shells etc etc! The tape measure has been a trusty companion in my studio for a long time and being bright orange is always easily found! And finally, I spotted the Chelsea bun in a shop on my way to studio and couldn't resist it, both to paint, then eat!   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Marie Robinson Measure For Measure Oil on primed card paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About An established fine artist I focus my artistic practice on oil painting, underpinned by close observational drawing. My work is contemporary realism rooted in the tradition of representational painting and I am well known for my still lives which often have a bit of a twist! Education 1996-2002 BA Fine Art (First Class Hons) De Montfort University 1991-93 Part-time Foundation, Oxfordshire School of Art & Design 1980-83 Studied Chemistry BSc. King's College London Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Royal Society of Marine Artists 2023 The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize Exhibition The National Open Art Competition The Society of Women Artists The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2011, 2014, 2016/17/18/19 & 2020 Awarded ING Staff Purchase Prize 2014 Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year Competition 2010(runner-up), 2011 & 2012 (short-listed), 2014 (highly commended) For the last 17 years her work has regularly been shown at Affordable Art Fairs in UK and internationally Publications: Illustrator in 'Teaching Pilates, A Practical Guide' by Jane Paterson. Elsevier Nov 2008 A portrait featured in 'Portraits for NHS Heroes' Bloomsbury Nov 2020 Gallery Representation Marie is represented by Wills Art Warehouse and Wychwood Art Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my work I am most known for my still life paintings, in which I am inspired by the history and associations inherent in ordinary objects and materials particularly from the domestic environment. Some I select because they hold a personal significance, others I collect which have an unknown history, and I paint them directly from life. For my three Art on a Postcard submissions, I have painted objects which were found, or around me in the studio, or which I saw on the way to the studio. The three feathers were treasured finds on a recent family holiday in South Wales - I can never leave a beach without filling my pockets with feathers, shells etc etc! The tape measure has been a trusty companion in my studio for a long time and being bright orange is always easily found! And finally, I spotted the Chelsea bun in a shop on my way to studio and couldn't resist it, both to paint, then eat!   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Marie Robinson Beach Combing Oil on primed card paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About An established fine artist I focus my artistic practice on oil painting, underpinned by close observational drawing. My work is contemporary realism rooted in the tradition of representational painting and I am well known for my still lives which often have a bit of a twist! Education 1996-2002 BA Fine Art (First Class Hons) De Montfort University 1991-93 Part-time Foundation, Oxfordshire School of Art & Design 1980-83 Studied Chemistry BSc. King's College London Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 Royal Society of Marine Artists 2023 The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize Exhibition The National Open Art Competition The Society of Women Artists The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2011, 2014, 2016/17/18/19 & 2020 Awarded ING Staff Purchase Prize 2014 Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year Competition 2010(runner-up), 2011 & 2012 (short-listed), 2014 (highly commended) For the last 17 years her work has regularly been shown at Affordable Art Fairs in UK and internationally Publications: Illustrator in 'Teaching Pilates, A Practical Guide' by Jane Paterson. Elsevier Nov 2008 A portrait featured in 'Portraits for NHS Heroes' Bloomsbury Nov 2020 Gallery Representation Marie is represented by Wills Art Warehouse and Wychwood Art Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my work I am most known for my still life paintings, in which I am inspired by the history and associations inherent in ordinary objects and materials particularly from the domestic environment. Some I select because they hold a personal significance, others I collect which have an unknown history, and I paint them directly from life. For my three Art on a Postcard submissions, I have painted objects which were found, or around me in the studio, or which I saw on the way to the studio. The three feathers were treasured finds on a recent family holiday in South Wales - I can never leave a beach without filling my pockets with feathers, shells etc etc! The tape measure has been a trusty companion in my studio for a long time and being bright orange is always easily found! And finally, I spotted the Chelsea bun in a shop on my way to studio and couldn't resist it, both to paint, then eat!   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

John Button Beach Hut 1 Acrylic and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, John grew up on England's east coast. He studied Architecture in Brighton and worked for many years with exhibition design, interiors and illustration. After moving to Sweden with his young family, John began painting and exhibiting more actively. More recently he's expanded his gallery representation beyond Sweden to throughout the U.K and to the U.S.A. In his paintings, he explores landscape and seascape through its patterns and textures, attempting to trigger a memory or a sense of place and ignoring conventional rules of perspective along the way. In his still-life studies, John tries to tease something extraordinary out of his everyday surroundings. Inspiration for John lies all around, from an un-cleared breakfast table to an upturned boat on a shingle beach or the childhood memory of a family walk.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do

John Button Beach Hut 2 Acrylic and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, John grew up on England's east coast. He studied Architecture in Brighton and worked for many years with exhibition design, interiors and illustration. After moving to Sweden with his young family, John began painting and exhibiting more actively. More recently he's expanded his gallery representation beyond Sweden to throughout the U.K and to the U.S.A. In his paintings, he explores landscape and seascape through its patterns and textures, attempting to trigger a memory or a sense of place and ignoring conventional rules of perspective along the way. In his still-life studies, John tries to tease something extraordinary out of his everyday surroundings. Inspiration for John lies all around, from an un-cleared breakfast table to an upturned boat on a shingle beach or the childhood memory of a family walk.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

John Button Beach Hut 3 Acrylic and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, John grew up on England's east coast. He studied Architecture in Brighton and worked for many years with exhibition design, interiors and illustration. After moving to Sweden with his young family, John began painting and exhibiting more actively. More recently he's expanded his gallery representation beyond Sweden to throughout the U.K and to the U.S.A. In his paintings, he explores landscape and seascape through its patterns and textures, attempting to trigger a memory or a sense of place and ignoring conventional rules of perspective along the way. In his still-life studies, John tries to tease something extraordinary out of his everyday surroundings. Inspiration for John lies all around, from an un-cleared breakfast table to an upturned boat on a shingle beach or the childhood memory of a family walk.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

John Button Beach Hut 4 Acrylic and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, John grew up on England's east coast. He studied Architecture in Brighton and worked for many years with exhibition design, interiors and illustration. After moving to Sweden with his young family, John began painting and exhibiting more actively. More recently he's expanded his gallery representation beyond Sweden to throughout the U.K and to the U.S.A. In his paintings, he explores landscape and seascape through its patterns and textures, attempting to trigger a memory or a sense of place and ignoring conventional rules of perspective along the way. In his still-life studies, John tries to tease something extraordinary out of his everyday surroundings. Inspiration for John lies all around, from an un-cleared breakfast table to an upturned boat on a shingle beach or the childhood memory of a family walk.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Jennifer McRae RSA Infanta Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Jennifer McRae studied at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen from 1987 to 93. Since 1988 her work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions in Britain and America, and she has won numerous awards including the BP Travelling Scholarship in 1999. Best known for her distinctive portraits, she has had work commissioned from the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Jennifer is also an enthusiastic printmaker and continues to work with both studio models and commissioned portrait sitters. She currently lives in London. Education 1st Class Honours in Fine Art, Grays School of Art, Robert Gordon's University BA (first class hons) Fine Art Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE: Fine Art Society Beaux Arts, Bath Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames Gomez Gallery, Baltimore USA Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Thackeray Gallery London GROUP EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE: Barber Institute Birmingham, Terms of Engagement. Hunting Art Prizes, RCA London Singer & Friedlander, Mall Galleries, London Worshipful Society of Painter stainers, Painters' Hall London Royal Society of portrait painters, Mall Galleries Royal Academy Summer Exhibition New English Arts Club, Mall Galleries Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries Mirror, mirror self-portraits by women artists NPG Being Present, 8 painters, Jerwood Space Things standing still, Browse & Darby, London Small is Beautiful, Flowers Central, London Fine Art Society, Edinburgh Fine Art Society, London COLLECTIONS National portrait gallery London, National portrait gallery of Scotland Edinburgh, Royal Collection Windsor, Reading Museum AWARDS Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1st prize, Gold Medal / Painter Stainers Award 1st prize, Gold Medal/ Royal Soc of Watercolour: Singer and Friedlander Sunday Times Awards 1st Prizewinner Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I wanted to reflect on both the fragility and the strength in human life (especially in these current times) by conveying the delicate studio light and working with a very young relative of mine as model. Infanta is the title because the young have significant presence, even when wearing a cardboard home-made crown.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Hynek Martinec Dream in color (1) Pencil and watercolour on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Hynek Martinec graduated from the Studio of Classical Painting Techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. After his studies he left for Paris (2005-2007) and since 2007 has been living in London. He received the prestigious BP Young Artist Award (2007) for his hyper realistic portraits. His paintings are inspired by Old Masters and/or photographs, which link the past with the future, using modern technologies. Education Cooper Union, New York 2004 Middlesex University, London 2002 Academy of Fine Art (MgA.), Prague 1999-2005 Select Exhibitions/Awards 2008 The Changing Faces, London 2007 BP Young Artist Award, National Portrait Gallery, London BP Visitor Choice, National Portrait Gallery, London BP Visitor Choice, National Scottish Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh 2003 Studio Prize, Academy of Fine Art, Prague Selected Solo Exhibitions and Projects 2023 Thank You For Looking at Me, OHSH Projects, London 2021/22 Will and Representation, Parafin, London 2019 The Everyday Archive, Brixton Beneficiary, London 2018 Voyage to Iceland, National Gallery, Prague Kilián Ignác D. Galerie Dům, Broumov 2017 El Greco is Watching, (ongoing), Spain The Birth of Tragedies, Parafin, London 2016 Hybrid, The Factory Gallery, London Thank You For Looking at Me, (ongoing), Iceland 2015 Intellectual Properties, Galerie Václava Špály, Prague 2014 Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Parafin, London 2013 Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Flowers Gallery, London Selected Group Exhibitions 2023 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London Gallery Artist, Parafin, London 2022 BFAMI, Art Auction, Phillips, London ABSURD, OHSH Projects, London Men, AJG - Alšova jihočeská galerie, Czech Republic STILL LIFE/LIFE STILL, OHSH Projects, London 2021 Vanitas, Dox Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague Signál II, Telegraph Gallery, Olomouc The Will to Power, ASC Gallery, London 2020 Complex States - Art in the Years of Brexit, AR platform International and virtual exhibition, Worldwide Same For Everyone, Parafin, London Inspiration - Iconic Works, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki Inspiration - Iconic Works, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 2019 In Loving Memory, Emo Court, Co Laois, Republic of Ireland Vanité, Brixton Beneficiary, London 2017 Fascination with Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Olomouc Arc of Time, Zahorian and Van Espen, Prague 2015 Blow-up, Parafin, London 2014 John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2013 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London 2012 Beyond Reality. British Painting Today, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague Ein Weisses Feld, Schlachthaus Aschaffenburg Coal and Steel, Candid Arts Trust Gallery, London Coal and Steel, Czech Centre Gallery, Prague Gallery Representation Parafin Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Watercolours are reflecting my dream world. A topic consistent to my practice and one I have for years pursued in drawings. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Hynek Martinec Dream in color (2) Pencil and watercolour on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Hynek Martinec graduated from the Studio of Classical Painting Techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. After his studies he left for Paris (2005-2007) and since 2007 has been living in London. He received the prestigious BP Young Artist Award (2007) for his hyper realistic portraits. His paintings are inspired by Old Masters and/or photographs, which link the past with the future, using modern technologies. Education Cooper Union, New York 2004 Middlesex University, London 2002 Academy of Fine Art (MgA.), Prague 1999-2005 Select Exhibitions/Awards 2008 The Changing Faces, London 2007 BP Young Artist Award, National Portrait Gallery, London BP Visitor Choice, National Portrait Gallery, London BP Visitor Choice, National Scottish Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh 2003 Studio Prize, Academy of Fine Art, Prague Selected Solo Exhibitions and Projects 2023 Thank You For Looking at Me, OHSH Projects, London 2021/22 Will and Representation, Parafin, London 2019 The Everyday Archive, Brixton Beneficiary, London 2018 Voyage to Iceland, National Gallery, Prague Kilián Ignác D. Galerie Dům, Broumov 2017 El Greco is Watching, (ongoing), Spain The Birth of Tragedies, Parafin, London 2016 Hybrid, The Factory Gallery, London Thank You For Looking at Me, (ongoing), Iceland 2015 Intellectual Properties, Galerie Václava Špály, Prague 2014 Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Parafin, London 2013 Every Minute You Are Closer To Death, Flowers Gallery, London Selected Group Exhibitions 2023 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London Gallery Artist, Parafin, London 2022 BFAMI, Art Auction, Phillips, London ABSURD, OHSH Projects, London Men, AJG - Alšova jihočeská galerie, Czech Republic STILL LIFE/LIFE STILL, OHSH Projects, London 2021 Vanitas, Dox Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague Signál II, Telegraph Gallery, Olomouc The Will to Power, ASC Gallery, London 2020 Complex States - Art in the Years of Brexit, AR platform International and virtual exhibition, Worldwide Same For Everyone, Parafin, London Inspiration - Iconic Works, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki Inspiration - Iconic Works, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 2019 In Loving Memory, Emo Court, Co Laois, Republic of Ireland Vanité, Brixton Beneficiary, London 2017 Fascination with Reality, Museum of Modern Art, Olomouc Arc of Time, Zahorian and Van Espen, Prague 2015 Blow-up, Parafin, London 2014 John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2013 BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London 2012 Beyond Reality. British Painting Today, Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague Ein Weisses Feld, Schlachthaus Aschaffenburg Coal and Steel, Candid Arts Trust Gallery, London Coal and Steel, Czech Centre Gallery, Prague Gallery Representation Parafin Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Watercolours are reflecting my dream world. A topic consistent to my practice and one I have for years pursued in drawings. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Harriet Porter Little Blessing Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Harriet Porter is a London-based artist specialising in still-life oil painting, making quiet monochromatic works of solitary reflective objects. "I paint from observation, concerned with finding patterns of tone within the whole scene, focusing on the glints of light set off by shapes of shadow. I use layers of translucent glaze to build up the feeling of luminosity. The space I create is a world where nothing bad ever happens: a sparse dreamy place filled with a still, tranquil glow". Harriet's preoccupation is informed by her previous career as an art director and stylist. Working in film and photography, she found the camera increasingly frustrating. As a capturing device it became insufficient to describe the wonder with which she perceived the shimmer that constantly caught her eye. She found that painting achieved more accurate results, bypassing unwelcome photographic detail. Education 1979 - 1982 Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo Exhibition 2022 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 Beaux Arts, Bath 'Still' exhibition. 2020 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo show. 2019 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2019 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on-Avon. 2019 Affordable Art Fair Battersea. 2019 Affordable Art Fair New York 2018 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2018 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on Avon   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Harriet Porter Small Mirage Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Harriet Porter is a London-based artist specialising in still-life oil painting, making quiet monochromatic works of solitary reflective objects. "I paint from observation, concerned with finding patterns of tone within the whole scene, focusing on the glints of light set off by shapes of shadow. I use layers of translucent glaze to build up the feeling of luminosity. The space I create is a world where nothing bad ever happens: a sparse dreamy place filled with a still, tranquil glow". Harriet's preoccupation is informed by her previous career as an art director and stylist. Working in film and photography, she found the camera increasingly frustrating. As a capturing device it became insufficient to describe the wonder with which she perceived the shimmer that constantly caught her eye. She found that painting achieved more accurate results, bypassing unwelcome photographic detail. Education 1979 - 1982 Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo Exhibition 2022 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 Beaux Arts, Bath 'Still' exhibition. 2020 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo show. 2019 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2019 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on-Avon. 2019 Affordable Art Fair Battersea. 2019 Affordable Art Fair New York 2018 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2018 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on Avon   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Jason Line Two Pots Oil on Canvas on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About Jason Line is a British artist and lives in London. Although his subject matter is varied, Jason's main area of interest has been the still life, either concentrating on the subject closely or expanding out to take in the surrounding interior. The arrangements vary in their complexity of composition whether it's a single lemon perched quietly on a plinth, or if it's a mass of objects sprawled out on the studio floor. Education Camberwell School of Art Gloucestershire College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards SELECT EXHBITIONS SOLO SHOWS 2023 Setting the Scene. 155A Gallery, London 2021 Still Lifes from the Studio. MARCH Fine Art, San Francisco, USA GROUP SHOWS BP Portrait Award, NPG, London The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries The Painter Stainers Prize, Mall Galleries The New English Art Club, Mall Galleries. (Elected member since 2021) Gallery Representation 155A Gallery, London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Jason Line works directly from observation and the still life has long been the main area of his interest. The object and arrangement are always carefully examined with a particular focus on the relationship and tension between forms so that every component is integral to each other and to the whole.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Jason Line Objects Against the Light Oil on Canvas on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About Jason Line is a British artist and lives in London. Although his subject matter is varied, Jason's main area of interest has been the still life, either concentrating on the subject closely or expanding out to take in the surrounding interior. The arrangements vary in their complexity of composition whether it's a single lemon perched quietly on a plinth, or if it's a mass of objects sprawled out on the studio floor. Education Camberwell School of Art Gloucestershire College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards SELECT EXHBITIONS SOLO SHOWS 2023 Setting the Scene. 155A Gallery, London 2021 Still Lifes from the Studio. MARCH Fine Art, San Francisco, USA GROUP SHOWS BP Portrait Award, NPG, London The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries The Painter Stainers Prize, Mall Galleries The New English Art Club, Mall Galleries. (Elected member since 2021) Gallery Representation 155A Gallery, London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Jason Line works directly from observation and the still life has long been the main area of his interest. The object and arrangement are always carefully examined with a particular focus on the relationship and tension between forms so that every component is integral to each other and to the whole.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Dawn Beckles Temporary Relief Acrylic and collage on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About Dawn Beckles reimagines classic still life with vibrant colours and contemporary settings, infused with her Barbadian roots. A mixed media expert, she seamlessly combines painting, collage, and screen printing, juxtaposing man-made beauty with nature's wonders. Her paintings blend high fashion and bespoke interiors with orchids and birds of paradise from her personal collection. Dawn's art celebrates the intimate connection between objects and their owners, revealing their stories through context. Whether crafting lavish roomscapes or studying simple clay pots adorned with crocosmia, Dawn invites viewers to discover homeowners' essence as she does.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Dawn Beckles That We Can Make It Acrylic and collage on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About Dawn Beckles reimagines classic still life with vibrant colours and contemporary settings, infused with her Barbadian roots. A mixed media expert, she seamlessly combines painting, collage, and screen printing, juxtaposing man-made beauty with nature's wonders. Her paintings blend high fashion and bespoke interiors with orchids and birds of paradise from her personal collection. Dawn's art celebrates the intimate connection between objects and their owners, revealing their stories through context. Whether crafting lavish roomscapes or studying simple clay pots adorned with crocosmia, Dawn invites viewers to discover homeowners' essence as she does.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

William Packer Dandelion and Lesser Hawkbit Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About William Packer (born 1940) has had a long career as a painter. He first exhibited at the RA in 1963 and has shown his work whenever possible ever since, both in group and solo exhibitions. He was a visiting lecturer for many years at art schools around the country and later an examiner and advisor. He is also a writer and art critic, having been the art critic of the FT for many years. He has written for various other newspapers, journals, and magazines, and has published several books on art and artists. He has served on many exhibition selection panels and institutional boards and committees, including the Crafts Council, the Government Art Collection, the Council for Academic Awards, and Heatherley's Art School. He has also curated a number of exhibitions, including the first British Art Show and a major Elizabeth Blackadder Retrospective. He is married to Clare Packer, who is also an artist, and they live in Brixton. Education Windsor Grammar School, Wimbledon School of Art and Brighton College of Art. Select Exhibitions/Awards Many group exhibitions over the years, notably with the RA on occasion and regularly with the New English Art Club of which he is a member: regular solo shows until lately with the Piers Feetham Gallery, and recently with Kittoe Contemporary. Gallery Representation Kittoe Contemporary Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Since the 1990s, most of my work has been still life, though never exclusively so - a small family of familiar pots, jars and cans, and flowers from the garden, however so modest they may be. These are what were immediately and typically to hand.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

William Packer Geranium Psilostemon Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About William Packer (born 1940) has had a long career as a painter. He first exhibited at the RA in 1963 and has shown his work whenever possible ever since, both in group and solo exhibitions. He was a visiting lecturer for many years at art schools around the country and later an examiner and advisor. He is also a writer and art critic, having been the art critic of the FT for many years. He has written for various other newspapers, journals, and magazines, and has published several books on art and artists. He has served on many exhibition selection panels and institutional boards and committees, including the Crafts Council, the Government Art Collection, the Council for Academic Awards, and Heatherley's Art School. He has also curated a number of exhibitions, including the first British Art Show and a major Elizabeth Blackadder Retrospective. He is married to Clare Packer, who is also an artist, and they live in Brixton. Education Windsor Grammar School, Wimbledon School of Art and Brighton College of Art. Select Exhibitions/Awards Many group exhibitions over the years, notably with the RA on occasion and regularly with the New English Art Club of which he is a member: regular solo shows until lately with the Piers Feetham Gallery, and recently with Kittoe Contemporary. Gallery Representation Kittoe Contemporary Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Since the 1990s, most of my work has been still life, though never exclusively so - a small family of familiar pots, jars and cans, and flowers from the garden, however so modest they may be. These are what were immediately and typically to hand.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

William Packer Aster Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.)   This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About William Packer (born 1940) has had a long career as a painter. He first exhibited at the RA in 1963 and has shown his work whenever possible ever since, both in group and solo exhibitions. He was a visiting lecturer for many years at art schools around the country and later an examiner and advisor. He is also a writer and art critic, having been the art critic of the FT for many years. He has written for various other newspapers, journals, and magazines, and has published several books on art and artists. He has served on many exhibition selection panels and institutional boards and committees, including the Crafts Council, the Government Art Collection, the Council for Academic Awards, and Heatherley's Art School. He has also curated a number of exhibitions, including the first British Art Show and a major Elizabeth Blackadder Retrospective. He is married to Clare Packer, who is also an artist, and they live in Brixton. Education Windsor Grammar School, Wimbledon School of Art and Brighton College of Art. Select Exhibitions/Awards Many group exhibitions over the years, notably with the RA on occasion and regularly with the New English Art Club of which he is a member: regular solo shows until lately with the Piers Feetham Gallery, and recently with Kittoe Contemporary. Gallery Representation Kittoe Contemporary Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Since the 1990s, most of my work has been still life, though never exclusively so - a small family of familiar pots, jars and cans, and flowers from the garden, however so modest they may be. These are what were immediately and typically to hand.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

William Packer Gaura Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About William Packer (born 1940) has had a long career as a painter. He first exhibited at the RA in 1963 and has shown his work whenever possible ever since, both in group and solo exhibitions. He was a visiting lecturer for many years at art schools around the country and later an examiner and advisor. He is also a writer and art critic, having been the art critic of the FT for many years. He has written for various other newspapers, journals, and magazines, and has published several books on art and artists. He has served on many exhibition selection panels and institutional boards and committees, including the Crafts Council, the Government Art Collection, the Council for Academic Awards, and Heatherley's Art School. He has also curated a number of exhibitions, including the first British Art Show and a major Elizabeth Blackadder Retrospective. He is married to Clare Packer, who is also an artist, and they live in Brixton. Education Windsor Grammar School, Wimbledon School of Art and Brighton College of Art. Select Exhibitions/Awards Many group exhibitions over the years, notably with the RA on occasion and regularly with the New English Art Club of which he is a member: regular solo shows until lately with the Piers Feetham Gallery, and recently with Kittoe Contemporary. Gallery Representation Kittoe Contemporary Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Since the 1990s, most of my work has been still life, though never exclusively so - a small family of familiar pots, jars and cans, and flowers from the garden, however so modest they may be. These are what were immediately and typically to hand.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.

Lucas Price Dream Weapon 1 Pigment print on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Frankie Shea About Contemporary artist Lucas Price, formerly known as Cyclops, blends the traditional and the modern, merging contemporary photorealism with antiquated styles and religious iconography. Lucas completed a Master's degree at the Royal College of Art, London. In 2008, he exhibited at the Tate Modern as part of their exhibition 'Art on the Street' and, in 2015, appeared in Bonhams' contemporary auction. As well as working as a fine artist, Lucas Price founded the postmodernist menswear label 'A.Four Labs', with Tokyo-based designer Kazuki Kuraishi. His work centres around the still life, exploring the possibilities of a single snapshot. Fascinated by the coexistence of beauty and decay, Price's work combines the stillness and harmony of photorealist imagery, with the chaos and commotion of urban life, to create an aesthetic which is mournful and modern. His work brings together image and text, to explore the relationship between language and visual culture, and the power of art as a fundamental tool of communication. His photorealist series 'Way of All Flesh', which previewed in November 2013 at The Outsiders, London, combines Baroque imagery with street art motifs, to contemplates the role of the art institution and its relationship to commodity cultures in the twenty-first century.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Lucas Price Long Volatility Pigment print on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Frankie Shea About Contemporary artist Lucas Price, formerly known as Cyclops, blends the traditional and the modern, merging contemporary photorealism with antiquated styles and religious iconography. Lucas completed a Master's degree at the Royal College of Art, London. In 2008, he exhibited at the Tate Modern as part of their exhibition 'Art on the Street' and, in 2015, appeared in Bonhams' contemporary auction. As well as working as a fine artist, Lucas Price founded the postmodernist menswear label 'A.Four Labs', with Tokyo-based designer Kazuki Kuraishi. His work centres around the still life, exploring the possibilities of a single snapshot. Fascinated by the coexistence of beauty and decay, Price's work combines the stillness and harmony of photorealist imagery, with the chaos and commotion of urban life, to create an aesthetic which is mournful and modern. His work brings together image and text, to explore the relationship between language and visual culture, and the power of art as a fundamental tool of communication. His photorealist series 'Way of All Flesh', which previewed in November 2013 at The Outsiders, London, combines Baroque imagery with street art motifs, to contemplates the role of the art institution and its relationship to commodity cultures in the twenty-first century.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Sophie Vallance Cantor Tiger Collage, 2023 Oil and collage on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Ell Pennick About Throughout her practice, Sophie Vallance Cantor creates worlds that express the inner workings of her mind by blurring the line between reality and imagination. Her paintings offer a unique perspective as they invite viewers to see the world through her eyes: where bright neon signs light up dark alleyways and domestic cats transform into wild beasts in 24 hour bars and cafés. Each painting reads like a still from a film; characters look at the viewer with a sense of cool detachment as they ride motorcycles down an infinite highway or smoke cigarettes and blow smoke while nursing a cocktail. Amidst the narrative of her paintings there often lies a sense of stillness, with each small moment immortalised and savoured through thick, luscious strokes of oil paint that exude a palpable sense of joy and pleasure in the creation process. Sophie's figures are depicted with strong, bold shapes and her use of vivid colours invites the viewer to relish in the pleasures of her practice. There is a certain sense of playfulness and mischievous delight that permeates all of Sophie's work. In a broader context, Sophie's art serves as a counterbalance to her experiences as a neurodivergent individual, with her self-portraits constantly evolving and conversing with each other on the canvas. Although viewers are welcomed into her world, they are still kept at arm's length, like outsiders looking in on a private moment. Education Painting, Camberwell College of Arts Select Exhibitions/Awards Solo Exhibitions 2025 Upcoming Guts Gallery, London 2023 Burnout NBB Gallery, Berlin 2023 Ride or Die, Galerie Fran Reus, Palma 2022 Tiger Stripes and Smoke, Guts Gallery, London 2021 Bad at Life (Good at Painting), Guts Gallery, London 2020 Peeka-Fuckin-Boo Guts Gallery, London 2020 Even Tigers Need a Rest, Aleph Contemporary, London Art Fairs 2023 Everyday Mooonday, KIAF Seoul 2023 Yusto Giner, KIAF Seoul 2023 Galeria Fran Reus, KIAF Seoul 2023 Yusto Giner, ZONAMACO Art Fair, Mexico City Group Exhibitions 2023 NEW NOW, Guts Gallery, London, UK 2023 UNI[2]ON, Union Gallery, London, UK 2023 Meeting Point, Galerie Slika, Lyon, France 2022 Even a Cat Can Look at the Queen, Mrs, New York, US 2022 Grassroots, JVDW, Düsseldorf 2022 Jerry Gagosian's Suggested Followers: How the Algorithm is Always Right, Sotheby's New York 2022 Bag, Pedestal, Rabbit, Potato, Staffordshire Street, London 2021 Strike Me a Pose, Galerie Fran Reus, Mallorca, Spain 2021 Achy Breaky Heart, NBB Gallery, Berlin 2021 Unsellable, Just a Studio, London 2021 Reality Check, Guts Gallery, London 2021 All Together Now, Big Yin Gallery, St Leonards on Sea 2021 Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Louise Alexander Gallery, Italy 2021 (Re) Birth of Venus, Pulpo Gallery, Munich 2021 A New Art World, Guts Gallery, London 2021 Introducing, Guts Gallery at Sadie Coles 2021 Now, Now, Breach, Miami, USA 2021 Holding Hands, Union Gallery, London 2021 Safe as Milk, Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh 2021 Back to Back, Bowes Parris, London 2020 NBB Paperworks Vol 1, Berlin, Germany 2020 Original Paper, Wilder Gallery, London 2020 Curated for Christmas, Bowes Parris Gallery x All Mouth Gallery, London 2020 Pending, San Mei Gallery, London 2020 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries London 2020 LIMBO, Everyday Gallery, Antwerp 2020 The Just, Aleph Contemporary, London 2020 Begin Again, Guts Gallery, London 2020 Antifreeze, Bowes Parris Gallery, London 2020 When Shit Hits The Fan, GUTS Gallery, London 2019 Opening Exhibition, GUTS Gallery, London 2019 Let Me Try to Explain, L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2019 Manifest The Future, Castiglioni, São Paulo, Brazil 2019 Salad Days, YNGSPC Online Exhibition 2018 Predatory Behaviour, T293, Rome, Italy 2018 Her Presence is Fuel, Mo Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2018 Slightly Seared on The Reality Grill, Unit 5 Gallery, London 2017 Young Contemporary Talent Exhibition, Ingram Collection, London 2017 PC4PC, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, London 2015 One Potato, Two, Arch Collective, London 2015 24 Hour Project, GX Gallery, London 2015 UNIT, CGP/ Cafe Gallery, London 2012 CCW Foundation Show, CCW Progression Centre, London 2012 RBA and NADFAS Annual Show, Mall Galleries, London Duo Exhibitions 2021 Achy Breaky Heart, NBB Gallery, Berlin 2021 Sophie Vallance x Banal, Galerie Tracanelli, Grenoble 2019 Sophie Vallance X David Esquivel, Galerie Tracanelli, Grenoble, France 2018 They Said I Was Special, Union Gallery, London 2018 H E R U S, Berlin, Germany 2017 Mine, Others and Yours, We are BUD, Athens, Greece Residencies and Awards 2019 L21 Gallery Residency, Spain 2017 Young Contemporary Talent Prize, Ingram Collection (Finalist) Gallery Representation Guts Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork As someone who typically works on square paper and canvas, I wanted to approach the postcard with that in mind. By using collage from an original painting, I made on paper and cutting and placing it to fit the postcard shape it ends up feeling true to my own practice but also true to the spirit of Art on a Postcard. The tiger motif is also a recognisable element from my wider practice, and was enjoyable yet challenging to create small whilst maintaining the feeling of a larger painting.   You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.  

Follower of Ambrosius Bosschaert, 20th century, oil on board, decorative still life of tulips and other flowers in a vase, oil on board, modern reproduction shot frame, 23½ x 17½ in. (59.6 x 44.4cm.). *touching in and shrinkage

1920s-30s still life of dahlias in a vase, oil on canvas, unsigned

Marjorie Best (1903-1997) - A still life of pink roses in a pottery jug, signed, pastel drawing on tinted paper, 11.25" x 14.5"

After Jan Baptiste Monnoyer (18th/19th century) - Still life of flowers in a stone urn, oil on canvas, 30" x 25"-** The picture is contained within an elaborately decorated gilt plaster and wooden frame, the corners containing elaborate foliate design

A Royal Worcester pedestal covered vase, decorated to the front with an oval panel of a still life of fruit and flowers by Flexman, to a mottled green and gilt ground, shape number 2721, height 13insCondition Report: Knop has been off cover and reglued. The body of the vase is in good condition

TWO LARGE FRAMED AND GLAZED STILL LIFE STUDY PLATES OF FLOWERS IN VASES TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS FLORAL PICTURES AND PRINTS

William Scott, British, 1913-1989, Still life with Orange notes, 1980;wool pile carpet, from an edition of 25, with embroidered signature 'C. Scott' on the reverse, overall: 147 x 264 cm, (ARR)

Jonas Wood, American b.1977- Large Shelf Still Life, 2017; offset lithographic poster in colours on smooth wove, from the edition of an unknown size, published for the Shio Kusaka Jonas Wood exhibition at Voorlinden Museum & Gardens, Wassenaar, sheet: 58.5 x 58.5 cm, (unframed)

Terence Loudon (1900-1949), still life of flowers, oil on canvas, 75x62cm

Adrian Hoffman (20th Century), Still life of roses, tulips and summer flowers in a vase, oil on board, signed, 61x51cm

A collection of early 20th century Royal Worcester blush ivory plates, cups, saucers, vases and still life miniatures with artists' signatures

Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978)Still life with Apples and Decanter signed and dated 'Grant 48' (lower centre)oil on paper laid to canvas77 x 57.7 cm. (30 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceQuentin Bell, from whom acquired by Elisabeth Grant, thence by descent to the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.Elisabeth Grant was daughter of J.P. Grant, Laird of Rothiemurchus, whose family seat, Doune House at Rothiemurchus, was Duncan Grant's birthplace.We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Winifred Nicholson (British, 1893-1981)Flowers in Snow, Bankshead signed and dated 'Winifred Nicholson/1967' (verso) and titled 'FLOWERS IN SNOW BANKSHEAD' (on the canvas overlap)oil on canvas56 x 76.4 cm. (22 x 30 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Artist, from whom acquired directly by the family of the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.LiteratureChristopher Andreae, Winifred Nicholson, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2009, p.134, cat.no.120 (col.ill.)Painted with a thickly textured impasto surface, Flowers in Snow, Bankshead is perfectly evocative of the crisp blanket of winter or early spring snow which can turn the landscape startlingly bright in the coldest months of the year. Against a background of icy blue and white, in which the suggestion of wintery peaks can be seen beyond, and against a powdery, pale sapphire sky, the bright and sunny blooms of daffodils and irises can be seen bravely holding their own. Painted in vibrant strokes of yellow, orange and purple, they represent the optimism that spring brings, the coming of the first pale rays of sun, and the promise that winter will soon be over for another year. Their leaves shoot upwards with vigour, stretching towards the light.Nicholson writes beautifully about her preoccupation with flowers, in her essay The Flower's Response: 'I like painting flowers – I have tried to paint many things in many different ways, but my paint brush always gives a tremor of pleasure when I let it paint a flower – and I think I know why this is so. Flowers mean different things to different people...to me they are the secret of the cosmos. This secret cannot be put into image, far less into the smallness of words – but I try to. Their silence says to me – 'My rootlets are moving in the dark, in the wet, cold, damp mud – My leaflets are moving in the brightness of the sky – My flowerface has seen the darkness which cannot be seen, and the brightness that is too bright to see – has seen earth to sun and sun to earth.' (Winifred Nicholson, quoted in Andrew Nicholson (ed.), Unknown Colour: Paintings, Letters, Writings by Winifred Nicholson, Faber and Faber, London, 1987, p. 216). This evocative statement sums up particularly well why she related so closely to the burst of new growth in spring time, and the first brave tendrils of green that dare to poke up through the frozen earth to bloom again, year on year. Nicholson also lent particular emphasis to colours and what they represented to her. Green, blue, yellow and white form the foundation of the present work and it is clear that the symbolism she saw in colours lends an extra layer of meaning to the palette she chose. As she wrote: 'Who has heard of blue talking to yellow, the green of conversation? I will tell you when I heard it before – I was high up on a spacious mountainside, below me was a valley with an unseen river flowing along its way. The sky was very distant, the air jasper clear, the scent of herbs all around me. I sat still. Far away in the distance I heard the sheep bells, a flock coming down the valley. The tone of the bells reverberated inconsequently as the sheep moved and browsed, the older members of the flock moving steadily, the lambs gambolling and frolicking with them.' (Winifred Nicholson, 'Can The Blind See Colour Green?', quoted in ibid., pp.236-7). Writing so evocatively, she conjures a sensory world in which there is a synaesthetic delight in the coming of spring, and it is easy to imagine a stream of melting snow trickling by just out of sight in the present lot, as we inhale sharp breaths of the icy clear air that she speaks of. With the promise of new life just round the corner, and the coming of lambs in the fields, Flowers in Snow, Bankshead is a striking example of her wholehearted appreciation of, and celebration for, the natural world.The present lot (and lot 50) come from a Private Collection whose family had a close friendship with the artist. The family would visit Winifred at her home Bankshead, Cumbria in the 1970s, and these trips were recalled as 'full of fun and enjoyment, especially with her son's dog Sally and long walks through the country lanes. Winifred always had lots of time for us children, playing games and showing us interest. My siblings and I remember the feeling of Winifred's incredible warmth and affection. She was always very welcoming to us and the many other friends and family visiting whilst we were there.' Winifred would also visit the family in London when she was in the capital city, and visit the nearby Christian Science Church, through which the friends met.We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Duncan Grant (British, 1885-1978)Still Life oil on canvas56.5 x 49.5 cm. (22 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)Painted circa 1917-18Footnotes:ProvenanceSir John Rothenstein, thence by family descent to the present owner Private Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Tate, Duncan Grant, A Retrospective Exhibition, 12 May-20 June 1959, cat.no.32 (as Dahlias, circa 1913)In 1916 Duncan Grant moved to Charleston in East Sussex, a rented farmhouse on the Gage estate. He discharged his duties as a conscientious objector by working on a nearby farm. He had little time for painting but was able on his free Sundays to carry out some decorations in the house and paint several modest-sized works, often of domestic objects, and also occasional portraits.The present painting shows an opalescent glass holding three or four white clematis flowers (or possibly dahlias). These star-like blooms occur in other paintings of circa 1917-18, especially in a flowerpiece of 1918 in the Keynes Collection, Kings College, Cambridge. Presumably the clematis were established in the Charleston garden. The glass stands on a stone slab in front of the fire grate in the dining room of the house, against a decorative back board. The work occupies the period between the fluent, often flat compositions of 1915 and the more solidly realised works of circa 1918 onwards in which the third dimension is taken seriously.Sir William Rothenstein was an encouraging admirer of Grant's early work and his son lent this painting to the Tate Gallery's retrospective (titled Dahlias). It may have been a gift to Sir William from the artist. It appears to have been exhibited only once since it was painted and has not been previously reproduced.We are grateful to Richard Shone for compiling this catalogue entry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Vanessa Bell (British, 1879-1961)The Turkish Box signed and dated 'V Bell 1934' (lower right)oil on canvas61 x 73.5 cm. (24 x 29 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith The Adams Gallery, LondonSale; Bonhams, London, 16 November 2011, lot 108, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, The Adams Gallery, Vanessa Bell Memorial Exhibition, 6-27 October 1961 (catalogue untraced)The Turkish box in the present work is still at Charleston and is thought to have been a gift to Duncan Grant from his aunt Daisy McNeil, perhaps before the First World War. Bell had visited Turkey in 1911, traveling with Roger Fry, whose unexpected death in September of 1934 coincides with the execution of the present work. This late summer still life would have been painted at Charleston and shows some of the seasonal fruits grown in the garden. The glass on the left holds three zinnias, a flower Vanessa Bell regularly planted at the house.We are grateful to Richard Shone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Winifred Nicholson (British, 1893-1981)My Bedroom Window signed, titled and dated 'Winifred Nicholson 1973/'My Bedroom Window' (verso)oil on canvasboard48.5 x 58.8 cm. (19 1/8 x 23 1/8 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Crane Kalman Gallery, London, November 1974, where acquired by the family of the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.One of Winifred Nicholson's most favoured and signature compositions is that of the windowscape, an innovative technique for capturing still life subjects – frequently flowers – as well as the landscape beyond, encompassing the changing tones of the season and creating a sense of intimacy with the interior setting. The present lot shows a very personal view indeed, that of My Bedroom Window.In 1954 Nicholson wrote a short piece entitled I Like To Have A Picture In My Room, in which she lists desires for her ideal domestic space. She states 'I want a window in it, I want a telephone, a radio and a television set. All these are contacts and doors in the outer world' (Winifred Nicholson quoted in Andrew Nicholson, ed., Unknown Colour, Paintings, Letters, Writings by Winifred Nicholson, Faber and Faber, London, 1987, p. 234). For the artist, her bedroom was clearly a deeply personal space in which she spent much time, and so to have a picture painted from just this perspective is very special. It is telling that of the above requirements, the window is utmost, and its function in providing an outlook to the natural world must have been, for her, paramount.From the variety of flowers depicted, which include the distinctive bell-shaped blooms of speckled purple and white fritillaries, the season looks to be Spring, with the potted indoor plants protected from the worst of any frosts by their safe position on the windowsill, where they can bask in the warming sun. The six-petalled blue starry flowers are chionodoxa, 'glory of the snow', another spring-flowering bulb which blossoms in dainty sprays. The leaves and flowers in the foreground are intermingled with the just-budding, wayward branches of saplings and trees which fill the garden beyond. The compositional involvement of a half-drawn curtain, patterned with flying birds, further expands on a theme of the revolving cycle of seasonal changes which form a major focus of her work.Nicholson is famed for the attention dedicated to and singular skill displayed in depicting her floral subjects, which is unique. As a review in the Times noted in 1927 of a joint exhibition with Ben Nicholson and Christopher Wood was to observe, 'there is something of an April spirit in her work...in her flower paintings the escape from realism into a new reality, as lovely as that of Nature, and charged with human feeling, is complete.' (The Times, 21 April 1927, quoted in Christopher Andreae, Winifred Nicholson, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2009, p.73).We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

William Scott R.A. (British, 1913-1989)Still Life No. 1 signed and dated 'W. SCOTT 70' (lower right)watercolour and gouache58.4 x 77.1 cm. (23 x 30 3/8 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Gimpel Fils, LondonWith Kerlin Gallery, DublinWith Bernard Jacobson Gallery, LondonSale; Phillips, London, 28 November 1988, lot 223With Annandale Galleries, Sydney, 20 May 1999, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, AustraliaExhibitedDublin, Kerlin Gallery, William Scott, 11 October-9 November 1996, cat.no.5 Sydney, Annandale Galleries, William Scott Paintings and Drawings, 11 May-12 June 1999, cat.no.8The passion William Scott held for still life can be traced back to some of his earliest recorded works and it is a theme that pre-occupied him throughout his celebrated career. Scott was one of the first British artists to become aware of Abstract Expressionism from his time spent in the USA during the 1950s and his friendship with pioneers such as Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning were both unique and informative. Alongside contemporaries such as Patrick Heron, he was able to absorb the lessons of the movement and translate it within the European tradition to create a uniquely British style. Dating to 1970, Still Life No.1 demonstrates the purity of the artist's vision with the simplicity of the delineated forms and clean, graphic lines. The picture surface, with frying pan and mug, is flat and the rich ochre colour dominant, enhancing the sense of reduction and placing the work towards abstraction yet grounded in reality. The present work is registered in the William Scott Archive as number 1294 and we are grateful to the William Scott Foundation for their assistance in cataloguing this work.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com