Lost in Thought by Justin Pearson (Self Portrait). This portrait became the WINNER of the Smallacombe self Portrait Prize, Adelaide SA 2024. oil on Hessian
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Fine Arts Painter Justin Pearson completed his Bachelor of fine Arts at Byam Shaw School of Art (Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design) in London U.K. in 1988. He has been represented in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Galleries, most recently in Mittagong NSW. Justin Pearson has been exhibiting his distinctive style of painting from beautifully executed portraits to scenes of fleeting and whimsical moments in mythology and everyday life, since the 1980’s.
Crispy Light, by Justin Pearson 2022 oil on canvas 142 x 112 cm
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Overseas his works have been exhibited in Christchurch- New Zealand and London- United Kingdom also Belgrade -Serbia. Nearer home he has submitted his stylistic and distinctive oil painting portraits in the Sydney based Archibald prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. With many solo exhibitions to his name he has won much acclaim with sales all around the world. |
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Justin Pearson has held a deep interest in operatic performance for many years with a particular affinity for the heavy and dramatic work of Richard Wagner. As an unofficial artist in residence at the English National Opera Theatre and also the Sydney Opera House, he has spent many hours observing rehearsals and performances from the stage wings, creating observational sketches and developing his own theatrical concepts for paintings. Justin’s passion for opera has led him to recently paint a portrait of baritone Warwick Fyfe 2019 and baritone Jud Arthur, from The Australian Opera Company, for entry in the Archibald prize. |
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