Ewing Paddock Paintings

Was my grandfather william paddock but i knew him only from his paintings and drawings some of which are featured on this site.

Ewing paddock paintings. Artist ewing paddock s paintings of people on the london underground. William paddock 1871 1925 ewing s grandfather. When former graphic designer ewing paddock wanted to paint portraits on the london underground he found a neat way of bringing extra realism to the project. What others are saying.

There s part of a tube carriage in ewing paddock s studio an entire replica of a section of a london underground train. Film french and italian new wave in fact anything french anything with paul newman ditto marilyn monroe almodóvar. Some of the artists art movements ewing likes are. Artist ewing paddock s three year project of making paintings of people in the london underground.

He has tried to reflect that in his paintings. In the last few decades london has become one of the most diverse places on earth and this is even more true of the underground the whole world is down there all squashed up together. Artist ewing paddock has spent three years painting people travelling on the london underground. May 14 2019 explore angela papageorgiou s board art ewing paddock followed by 526 people on pinterest.

The models were often dramatically lit against theatrical backdrops and the paintings usually completed over four two hour sessions. Painting singer sargent lucian freud vincent v g holbein botticelli egon schiele stanley spencer norman rockwell. See more ideas about ewing paddock london underground. Artist ewing paddock s three year project of painting people on the london underground.

It is the proverbial elephant in the room of his third floor hampstead studio. Photography lartigue brassai cartier bresson man ray and his chums bailey mapplethorpe. See more ideas about ewing paddock london underground. I had shown an aptitude for art at school so went on to train as a graphic designer at the london college of printing graduating in 1967.

Feb 5 2020 explore lynne macintyre s board artist ewing paddock followed by 471 people on pinterest. The tube is the place to observe londoners in all their glorious diversity and ewing wanted to try to capture some of that in the paintings and also the slightly secret voyeurism that most of us indulge in when watching and wondering about our fellow travellers under ground. Blue leggings painting people a level art london underground gcse art art for art sake busse art sketchbook train.