This painting, launched in September 2023 is my most significant painting to date.
It came about from a chance conversation in June of 2022 in a small restaurant in North West Kent, between myself and Dover Marina Hotel & Spa owner, Kanagaratnam Rajaseelan (“Seelan”).
The occasion was a monthly get-together of a group of BR6 curry fans and the restaurant was Village Cuisine in Farnborough High Street. The chat would lead to an extraordinary artistic endeavour on my part – approximately 800 hours over 14 months of my life, and this huge, 65 inch x 50 inch framed watercolour painting.
The magnificent Victorian building of this landmark 4-star Dover seafront hotel has stood since 1841. Like the town itself, it is steeped in history – Sir Winston Churchill once stayed there – and miraculously, it survived the bombing during the Second World War. It has a spectacular outlook facing the English Channel. It definitely deserved its portrait to be painted.
I am incredibly proud of this work, which I believe is one of the largest hyperrealistic paintings in existence.
Limited edition and open edition prints are available from my Giclée Prints For Sale page.
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