Pugilist, 1980
Nicholas Robertson
Pastel on Studland board
Original Painting, 54.5 x 80 x 0.5 cm
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Nicholas Robertson
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About Nicholas Robertson
Born Gloucester UK. I suspect like most figurative artists I find drawing and painting the human form wholly embedded with human behaviour. The desire to secure more than a representation of a persons movement, the spilling of light over contours or the various other physical facets is the reason we continue to make paintings. To liberate a recognisable small emotion in texture, colour and pattern and to make it still, perhaps this is a measure of a successful painting. I like to work in acrylic because it allows me to experiment, making changes quickly is paramount when wishing to explore your options.
About the Product
The image depicts the declining years of a professional boxer.
I apply the pastel in successive layers to achieve a soft structure with some areas having a more robust textured element. I use artists hogs hair brushes to manipulate some of the work to give it density. The work is painted on a Superior Studland coloured board as I like the rigidity and fine surface.
I apply the pastel in successive layers to achieve a soft structure with some areas having a more robust textured element. I use artists hogs hair brushes to manipulate some of the work to give it density. The work is painted on a Superior Studland coloured board as I like the rigidity and fine surface.