This web site features the art of Live Event Painter Jeremy Sutton.
On August 28, 2008, I was watching on TV then-Senator Barack Obama giving his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado, as he was nominated to be the first African-American Presidential candidate. I was so moved by what he said that I took photos of my TV screen as he spoke to use as reference for a portrait. This painting is the result.
I created this digital sketch portrait of British IT pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist, Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley, in a talk / demo I gave at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) in 2008. Dame Shirley is a 2018 honoree and recipient of one of the Computer History Museum Fellow Awards. The recording of the 2018 award ceremony, including a video from Dame Shirley, can be seen here.
Viewing my portrait of Giles Henderson, the Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, at the time.
July 2008
Video of live painting performance, Happy Feet, Happy Paint
Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden
July 2008
Three minute portrait of Lindy Hop teacher, performer and inspirer Dawn Hampton created live in a cabaret at the Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden. I used improvised painting materials based on what was available in the camp workshop, which was house paint on board. The music is Opus No. 1, performed by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra.
Video length: 3 minutes 27 seconds
Homage to my adopted home of San Francisco. This mixed media collage is based on sketches I made, and reference photos I took, of the city at different times and seasons. I captured aspects that were meaningful to me and represent my experience of this special place.
This original one-of-a-kind artwork is available for purchase.
This design was used as inspiration for one side of my Large Heart Classic San Francisco that was displayed in Union Square, San Francisco, in 2011, and is currently in the Visa headquarters a few miles south of San Francisco in Foster City, California.
[Gallery] This painting is inspired by seeing professional Flamenco instructor and performer, Virginia Inglesias, perform at the Thirsty Bear in San Francisco. At the end of her performance she asked other dancers up to join her and they each danced in a jam.
2007
My series of Flamenco-inspired artworks includes:
Duet in Red
Intertwined
Flamenco Flare!
Flamenco Fiesta at El Farol
Flamenco Jam
“Antonio Stradivarius” by Jeremy Sutton
36″ x 100″ (approx.) inkjet print on canvas bonded to dry wall
The painting in Chenery House, San Francisco, next to the swimming pool.
This painting was a commission originally created for art collector Bob Pritikin’s “Violin Room” in the West Wing of his Chenery House mansion in Glenn Park, San Francisco.
If you want to learn more about Ted Nelson this video tribute by computer pioneer Alan Kay is worth watching.
August 2007
This portrait was based on a da Vinci self-portrait combined with some of his notebook sketches and writings. I created this using Corel Painter on a Mac with a Wacom tablet. If your interested in da Vinci please join in my da Vinspiration! evening celebrating his genius on May 2nd, 2019, the 500th anniversary of his passing.
I created this collage as a memorial tribute to my dad who passed away in December 1988, the year I moved to live in the USA. It was published in my book Painter IX Creativity: Digital Artist’s Handbook as the case study demonstration example in the collage chapter. Included in the painting as a texture is his last letter to me.
Island
2006, mixed media on canvas, 36″x 36″
“Island” is part of the “Cityshapes” series of paintings, a collaboration with modern dancer Tiffany that explored the shapes, textures and forms of San Francisco. This painting depicts Tiffany dancing on the small island at the Yerba Beuna Center in San Francisco.