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Some of my work in Portraits
Bob Marley Oil on Linen
Bob Marley
Like many iconic figures images that are linked to them are very common. On this occasion I was asked to make a painting from a rare image of Bob Marley. I found this interesting and challenging for a number of reasons.
The light is important and the tones subtle. He is actively engaged in playing a guitar that incidentally appears to have a missing string. With a "cigarette" balanced between his fingers this has a real natural feel to it.
It was a real pleasure to achieve this likeness and capture the dynamics. There is always a moment of excitement for me when the person appears and says hello to me through time and space. PTLArts shop
Abstract Representation
Two Can Play-Abstract Representation
Playing with the paint led to this creation. I listened to and watched a performance on my big screen. Situated in my studio tv is an inspiration. The solo performance was telling a story of a man lost in the jungle. The images on canvas reflected this story in part.
Beginning with charcoal shapes emerged. Colours, to fill these spaces and then develop a congruency.
I created it in May 2020. In this new range of work, spontaneity is my aim and allowing myself to paint as I feel at a particular moment. I capture this moment over time. The persistent adjustment gives energy and lifeforce to the finished work. PTLArts shop
Auguste Wilfrid Nembhard
This a commission and one of four on order. Chris Nembhard contacted me asking if I could paint his sons over a period of time. My aim has been to connect with their character as best as I can and convey in an original oil painting. This was painted on linen.
This substrate creates a softness and is my preferred medium for portraits. Chris feels that the importance of creating a legacy and a history of these deep and meaningful relationships.
I have two more sons to paint and am really looking forward to doing this. Art at the same time captures its own passing of time and deeper understanding of its practise.
Andrew Brigg
This a commission of Andrew Brigg a business man who I met in 2018. He watched me painting on Facebook Live and messaged me. We had a video call together and I made the piece. It is based on a picture that was his FB profile at the time. After talking with him I gathered that he wanted it to be in his office space.
I had a short time to complete this as he was traveling to London on business and I was able to deliver to his hotel in the short time that he was over from America.
I thrive on challenges, having said that I went to London on the train and got lost trying to find the hotel. Crazy but true !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isolate
Oil Painting on Canvas painted during the lockdown period. Currently, a period of new work, exploring a different style than my usual style of painting.
A play on words set me off on this one. There seemed to be a bit of a honeymoon period at the beginning of the lockdown. To complement this thought, I changed my style of painting and "Isolate" appeared.
Eyes appear in the painting. A play on words, a starting point, this work is an exploration in shapes and movement.
Beginning with charcoal shapes emerged. Colours, to fill these spaces and then develop a congruency.
I created it in April 2020. In this new range of work, spontaneity is my aim and allowing myself to paint as I feel at a particular moment.
Luca Nembhard
The first commission I did for Chris was of his youngest son. This is him at a very young age. Every time that I do a painting I face a new challenge. In this case it is my second painting of a young child. To capture the youth takes a fresh and courageous frame of mind.
I am really proud that I was able to convey a bright and hopeful expression and really connected with a sense of hope.
Painting portraits is often a meaningful and profound experience of describing a life within an image
Frankie Martin
In 2018 I was involved in a production of The Seven Ages a music and drama production based on the famous Shakespeare speech.
Jamie Martin already had a painting of his elder son and wanted one of Frankie who was about the same age at the time. Luckily I spent a bit of time getting to know Frankie a bit and this made the process of painting him much smoother
Preferably I hope in the future to spend time with the subjects of my paintings to enhance my understanding
Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsies
I can't get enough of this man, so when I sold the first painting he became one of the 12 portraits to be done in 2018. Strangely he has been on display in St Augustines Centre Brighton since.
There is a good chance that I will paint this beautiful man more times. On this occasion I got hold of Band of Gypsies album and listened to it loud whilst completing him.
SEAN BEAN
Sean in Game of Thrones
Sean Bean has a habit of coming to a sticky end in the roles he has played. I painted this portrait after seeing his head hacked off in Game of Thrones. What is noticeable is that the character he portrays stays important throughout the series. Of course be an actor he was really helpful and loved to be painted.
It is sometimes particularly challenging with actors especially when they become completely absorbed with their characters. These will not always be true to the person playing them. So this is definitely a painting of the character and not the person playing him
Sir Anthony Hopkins
In 2018 I managed to have 4 exhibitions throughout the UK and the third one was a collection of portraits painted in 2018 between January and May. I constructed 24 canvasses that measure 22in x 26in and did a combination of portraits and landscapes.
Hopkins really bewitched me from the start. He is quite a character and acclaimed artist himself
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Lennon
John Lennon Imagine
This is the latest of three paintings of John Lennon. He is always popular and seems to sell quite quickly. Lennon has an interested character and particular subtleties in expression. I really have got to understand his features and consequently have enjoyed getting to know much more about him than I have before. When he died I was just 22 yrs old and I though he must have been ancient. Only 40 yrs old such a loss as I feel he was only just coming to truly express himself
Janis Joplin
I started to paint Janis on a Facebook Live session and just went for a lot of red in the under painting.Often when I start on a portrait a colour seems to jump out at me and becomes the theme for the painting. At the time I was initiating the work in acrylics and building oil on top. This is because within a short space of time I am able to get the essence of the person and then the oil is like the personality. Janis another tremendous loss at such a young age, was fluid and fun to work with. I love her passion and power.
Bowie
David Bowie the later years
This was one of my first sales and inspired me to do so much more. David Bowie was such and inspiration and a creator. This is based on a set of photographs of him at an exhibition in New York not many months before he passed away. I felt this represented his true identity rather that his stage persona that of course everyone remember so well
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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ART PRACTISE
PTLArts is about being Creative. With a growing input to a number of creative practises the aim is to establish a sustainable arts practise. This means taking skills into the community and enabling a wider variety of people to explore their creative potential.
In 2013 Patrick Turner-Lee had a heart attack and then started to paint. He now has a studio in Brighton UK and has already been selling paintings all over the world. He formed PTL Paintings in 2015 and is now also actively working on projects in other creative arenas.
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CHOOSE your medium your dimensions even the colours you would like Patrick to concentrate on. He is not proud and pleased to have the challenge and help you make a dream come true.
Own a truly genuine and beautiful oil painting of someone you love or admire. A one of piece of work that will last for lifetimes.
All for an affordable price and made to order in a time frame that suits you. Not only that if you don't like the end result then don't buy it. I am sure you will love the end result as a growing number of clients are started to see.
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— Patrick Turner-Lee (@PatrickTurnerLe) May 6, 2020
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It was great working with Patrick after seeing his artwork I was inspired to think about my family and how would like all of my children and my wife to be painted by him.
When you have a family and you think about Legacy I thought would be a beautiful way to remember all my children, and for them to have something special that they could pass on to their children. I had a discussion with Patrick about their various qualities and characteristics of my boys then Patrick set about painting them.
The results were fantastic. I wanted the paintings to be finished their birthdays and Patrick delivered bang on time.
Can't wait for my next painting !!
Christopher Nembhard
Movement Therapist
I decided to do something different and a little special for my Nan on her 82nd birthday, my nan is super creative and often paints things (like a tree in her garden - yes she painted the actual tree!), so I booked a painting session with Patrick for Nan and I.
It was fantastic, very hands-on. The experience was paced perfectly. Patrick knew where to start, when to move on and when to reflect.
He taught us some valuable lessons, in painting, creativity and in life! I would highly recommend booking Patrick for your painting lesson, creative guidance and high-art experience today!
Very grateful for the memories and the art we created, that we now have to cherish.
Jesse Connor
esports expert