Acrylic on canvas. A portrait of my New York friend Brittany relaxing in the roof garden of a down town hotel.
Alive-&-Well-Brian-Parker-Artist
164×164 cm mixed media on board. I have an idea that when I paint a portrait it should contain more information than just a simple likeness. I painted this just after I turned 60 and it shows a nude me – Alive & Well and surrounded by a collage of medical bills and info leaflets, pill packets of all the drugs I’ve taken plus scans and X-rays.
Brian-Mariott-Derrickman-Brian-Parker-Artist
60×40 cm acrylic on board. Portrait of a worker, just loved his expression.
Creative-Space-Brian-Parker-Artist
112×81 cm acrylic on board. A self-portrait set in my kitchen which is a very creative space as I love good food. Again colour, light and geometry.
Golden-Boy-Brian-Parker-Artist
Acrylic on canvas 48″x36″. A self portrait based on a smaller sketch depicting me in monochrome side light.
Husbands
100×120 cm acrylic on canvas . This was a commission for a gay couple who’d been together for over 20 years and who had recently got married, hence the title. I really enjoyed doing this one because it was a brilliant composition and technically challenging and because it was an opportunity to defy bigotry.
Kyoto Joy
Acrylic on paper. I was strolling through the geisha district in Kyoto when I came across this couple in traditional dress having their wedding photos taken. They were deliriously happy, obviously deeply in love and I hope my painting captures that joy.
Monochrome Me
Niki
Acrylic on canvas. When I saw this composition I knew I simply had to paint it. A romantic image which reminds me of the pre-raphaelites, not in technique but the staging of the wistful, solo female.
Red-Black-Beige-Terry-Brian-Parker-Artist
Acrylic on paper 81×42 cm. One of series of paintings using a palette of red, black and beige only for low, mid and high tones. Based on a college life class sketch.
Rock-Dancer-Brian-Parker-Artist
Acrylic on paper 70×50 cm. A self portrait, yes another one, climbing a hard climb on Kendijack Cliffs, Cornwall in the 80’s.
Terry #1
Mixed media A1. A collaged portrait of Terry the life class model at college, which reminds me of my hero Egon Schiele.
The-Boy-Brian-Parker-Artist
Acrylic on canvas. This is one of my favourite pictures because it is a great composition taking just the light and shade and colour into account plus the ambiguity around what the boy is looking at and thinking.
