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Artist's Statement | "About the nude portraiture in this gallery"

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"I have worked from the nude for almost the entirety of my career, and have been commissioned on many occasions to do portraiture from the nude. The last three paintings above are examples of this type of portraiture and were executed from sittings in my studio.

Of course, due to the nature of the final two watercolors, I have only provided an edited enlarged version, just in case the full work might cause offence. However, if you are interested in seeing the full unedited paintings you can do so by following the link below, but I must warn you in advance that they contain full frontal nudity. Please click the link below at your own discretion."

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"I would also like to make mention of this piece which was done from a sitting in the studio but the clients were very interested in having a classical format so while the pose was natural, the surroundings were largely an invention on my part and designed after consultation with the clients.

For my part I quite enjoy the invention and look at it as something of a challenge that tends to render the process into more of a collaborative effort between myself and the sitter."

About Henry

"To begin, I won't burden you with the background as to how the painting came about and why I did it but if you're curious please don't hesitate to ask, I'd happy to tell you about it.

Having said that, it has been my interest for quite a while now to do portraiture on a more grand scale. Portraiture for me is possibly the most rewarding and challenging activity and this particular piece is an example of that, not the least of which, at six by four feet, it is the largest to date.

The reason that I am mentioning it here is because upon seeing the piece you may consider it somewhat unfinished and I can quite understand that, for the most part it is and I assure you I did have every intention of going further, but quite frankly I was dissuaded.

I have shown the work to a number of friends and the overwhelming opinion has been that it is in fact finished and that I am not allowed to touch it further. Nonetheless, I did want to include the painting, if for no other reason than I am really quite fond of it. It's hard to look on a smile like that without wanting to smile yourself."