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Born 1922 Hackney, London, England. Known for: Figurative, portrait, still life and landscape painting, teaching.
About Dennis Gilbert NEAC. Artist's Statement. Dennis Gilbert's work follows figurative traditions: he loves painting portraits and the figure, clothed or unclothed. His subjects also include London,... Read full biography
About Dennis Gilbert NEAC. Artist's Statement. Dennis Gilbert's work follows figurative traditions: he loves painting portraits and the figure, clothed or unclothed. His subjects also include London, Venice, the Thames and holiday venues. Occasionally, he paints narrative pictures based on... Read full biography
About Dennis Gilbert NEAC. Artist's Statement. Dennis Gilbert's work follows figurative traditions: he loves painting portraits and the figure, clothed or unclothed. His subjects also include London, Venice, the Thames and holiday venues. Occasionally, he paints narrative pictures based on experience or imagination. The avant-garde fascinates him, but it is not his métier. Method of WorkingMostly, Dennis works from life. He uses oil paints, pastels, watercolour and he loves drawing. Dennis... Read full biography
About Dennis Gilbert NEAC. Artist's Statement. Dennis Gilbert's work follows figurative traditions: he loves painting portraits and the figure, clothed or unclothed. His subjects also include London, Venice, the Thames and holiday venues. Occasionally, he paints narrative pictures based on experience or imagination. The avant-garde fascinates him, but it is not his métier. Method of WorkingMostly, Dennis works from life. He uses oil paints, pastels, watercolour and he loves drawing. Dennis usually begin with rapid sketches. With portraits, he rarely begins painting until the second session, having decided through drawing how he wishes to proceed: composition, lighting, pose and so forth. A portrait 20” x 16” will need three or four... Read full biography
About Dennis Gilbert NEAC. Artist's Statement. Dennis Gilbert's work follows figurative traditions: he loves painting portraits and the figure, clothed or unclothed. His subjects also include London, Venice, the Thames and holiday venues. Occasionally, he paints narrative pictures based on experience or imagination. The avant-garde fascinates him, but it is not his métier. Method of WorkingMostly, Dennis works from life. He uses oil paints, pastels, watercolour and he loves drawing. Dennis usually begin with rapid sketches. With portraits, he rarely begins painting until the second session, having decided through drawing how he wishes to proceed: composition, lighting, pose and so forth. A portrait 20” x 16” will need three or four sittings. Landscapes, in oil or watercolour, are painted on the spot, usually in a single session. Landscapes and other works are also develope... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art School
- •Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London, Student
- •Chelsea School of Art, London, Teacher
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
- •New English Art Club
- •Royal Society of Portrait Painters