My paintings represent direct continuations of location drawings from sketchbooks. These images are observed in places like cafes, pubs and other public spaces. I work initially in pencil on paper, then in oil on board. Often a single figure will be an amalgamation of several as my subjects often don’t give me much time to draw them.
2024
Oliver Lovley
Artist Statement
Walking Figures and Shapes - oil on board - 45cm x 60cm - from a sketchbook observation of walking figures.
Figures On Market Street - oil on board - 45cm x 60cm - from a sketchbook observation in Nottingham City Centre.
Portrait of Gus - oil on board - 60cm x 45cm - from a sketchbook observation of Gus in Totally Tapped Micropub.
Figures On Long Row in the Rain - oil on board - 45cm x 60cm - from a sketchbook observation in Nottingham.