The Story Behind the Painting
Dawn Camden Town after Walter Sickert’s ‘Camden Town Series’ portrays a male figure sitting on the edge of the bed with a nude female. It is uncertain whether the figures are a depraved husband and wife, or prostitute and client. The painting draws the viewer in through what could be described as a dirty window or grubby net curtain and has you straining your eyes to witness this personal moment. The gloom of Victorian London pours out of the painting. You can just imagine Wa
JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER
A few years ago I was a sitter for the Worthing Portrait Artist of The Year competition at St. Paul’s Worthing. My dear friend and curator at St. Paul’s Arts Centre, Cathy Verney, has asked me to be one of the judges this year. I’ve been in front of a few judges in my time, but this will be an honour! Channel Four will be filming the event, which will be held on the 22nd October 2021, and this year’s sitter’s will be best-selling crime fiction author and fellow Brightonian, P
