Leigh Vickers: Artist at Work - see pictures.
20 November 2007
Leigh Vickers is a qualified deckhand, a member of the merchant navy currently working with P&O, but in his spare time he paints up a real storm without ever having to go to sea. Sure he has seen many a stormy night in the channel, but now as a way of switching off, when he is not pacing the deck, he pursues a seperate career with his other love... Painting.
Last Sunday at an open day, artist Leigh put on a demonstration of his art at The Galleria Varietique in the London Road, right here in Dover. The picture on the left was painted using a variety of mixed media, including even car body spray, which produces that beautiful flat surface, but essentially and generally Leigh uses very modern Acrylic paints.
Leigh's wife Louise was on hand at the Gallery organising things and promptly supplied us, I was there with ColetteB, with a very nice glass of wine which helped the proceedings flow. She was a very genial and pleasant host. We reckon that's Louise in the picture on the left although she modestly denies it.
Leigh reckons he is currently trying to find a style, having experimented exhaustively with different styles and different subjects, but we suspect he has found his niche with that picture on the left.
The selling price for this painting is £175 and worth every penny. It is quite a large picture. I am unsure of the dimensions.
Leigh Vickers in full demonstration mode on his latest work at the Galleria Varietique last sunday Nov 18. If you are interested in any of his work please call along to this gallery at 196-197 London Road. The picture on the right shows Leigh with wife Louise but my picture doesnt do Louise justice alas. Best leave that to the maestro. Good luck to them both.
Leigh Vickers is a qualified deckhand, a member of the merchant navy currently working with P&O, but in his spare time he paints up a real storm without ever having to go to sea. Sure he has seen many a stormy night in the channel, but now as a way of switching off, when he is not pacing the deck, he pursues a seperate career with his other love... Painting.Last Sunday at an open day, artist Leigh put on a demonstration of his art at The Galleria Varietique in the London Road, right here in Dover. The picture on the left was painted using a variety of mixed media, including even car body spray, which produces that beautiful flat surface, but essentially and generally Leigh uses very modern Acrylic paints.
Leigh's wife Louise was on hand at the Gallery organising things and promptly supplied us, I was there with ColetteB, with a very nice glass of wine which helped the proceedings flow. She was a very genial and pleasant host. We reckon that's Louise in the picture on the left although she modestly denies it.
Leigh reckons he is currently trying to find a style, having experimented exhaustively with different styles and different subjects, but we suspect he has found his niche with that picture on the left.
The selling price for this painting is £175 and worth every penny. It is quite a large picture. I am unsure of the dimensions.
Leigh Vickers in full demonstration mode on his latest work at the Galleria Varietique last sunday Nov 18. If you are interested in any of his work please call along to this gallery at 196-197 London Road. The picture on the right shows Leigh with wife Louise but my picture doesnt do Louise justice alas. Best leave that to the maestro. Good luck to them both.
- Very sultry Paul, did you get to meet the model? Aargh, whilst I was posting you seemed to have answered that for me. An interesting combination of materials though, ie paint spray & acrylic.
- Ah that was quick..yes Im doing it LIVE as I posted it early before I was quite ready. Silly billy me. Im still not finished!
- Im finished now..ermm I think anyway. Gosh I made heavy weather of that, I couldnt get it right. ..but all's well that ends well.
- Must say I was impressed with the paintings on display at the Galleria, especially Leigh's work, he is obviously a very talented artist. A nice group of people were there whilst we were viewing the work and I enjoyed a nice chat with Leigh's wife Louise as we sampled a glass of wine, as you have to at these artistic suaree's.
- To Paul and Colette,
Thanks for joining us on Sunday. Anyone who is interested in seeing more of Leighs work but is unable to make it to the gallery you can visit the saatchi-gallery site and search for him by name or just put "Leigh Vickers" into google.(I tried to put a direct link in but it wouldn't work).
Many more strumpets to bee seen (non of which were modled by me I hasten to add)
Thanks again
Louise