Matisse Performance
Jeremy Sutton as Henri Matisse Tableau Vivant at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, Sept. 14, 2012 In celebration of the opening of the exhibition “William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism” at the de Young Museum I portrayed the great French artist Henri Matisse in a tableau vivant (September, 2012). During the performance […]
Nicky & Steve’s City Hall Wedding
“Wow! Wow! and more Wow! It is lovely. Thank you so much for all your hard work. We love it. Thanks for doing it for us. It is truly a magical capture of our day and will have pride of place on the wall. Kind regards, Nicky and Steve xx” Congratulations Nicky and Steve! In this panorama […]
Early iPad Drawings
The iPad artworks shown on this page represent some of my earliest iPad drawings. They were created directly from life on an iPad without use of photography between 2010 and 2012. With the exception of the Amsterdam portrait, they are all made using a Nomad Brush. I use the long bristle option, which can be purchased […]
Paintings from Cirque du Soleil TOTEM San Francisco, 2011
The paintings you see below were created as part of my digital painting performances (56 in total) in the Tapis Rouge VIP tent at the Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem” show in San Francisco, October – December, 2011. At the bottom of this page are a few examples of drawings I made of some of the […]
Large Heart on Union Square, San Francisco, 2011
Pigment ink, acrylic gel medium, acrylic paint, metal leaf, Giants World Series ticket and spar varnish on canvas over a fibre glass structure with steel support and base. Large Heart commissioned by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation and purchased by VISA. Was located at the Geary/Powell corner of Union Square, San Francisco, from […]
Picasso Performance
Man with a Guitar (after Picasso) Created during tableau vivant portrayal of Pablo Picasso at the de Young Museum 2011 30″ x 40″ mixed media on canvas This portrait of Flamenco guitarist Ryan Kelly Garcia was created as part of my tableau vivant portrayal of Pablo Picasso at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, September, […]
Performance as Vincent Van Gogh
De Young Museum, October 2010
Sunflowers 2010 Pigment and acrylic on canvas , 30″ x 36 “ The artworks shown on this page are all inspired by artist Vincent van Gogh and were created as part of my tableau vivant portrayal of van Gogh at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, October, 2010, in celebration of the exhibition Van […]
iPad Sketching in Amsterdam
This video shows the creation of a portrait sketch I made of one of my students who attended my Painter workshop in Amsterdam in 2010. This was one of my earliest iPad sketches. As you’ll see, I used my finger to paint. Video length: 5 minutes 38 seconds
Degas Performance
Performing as artist Edgar Degas in a historical “tableau vivant” at the de Young and Legion of Honor Museums, San Francisco, July, 2010. The painting you see me working on, Dance Rehearsal (shown below), is an original composition inspired by the compositional approach and style of Degas. Video length: 1 minute 8 seconds Dance […]