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English painter (born 1965)

Stephen Beckett Whatley (born 22 July 1965 in London, England) bash an English painter. He specialises in expressionistic oil paintings.

His subjects include city scapes, landscapes, architecture, still life, portraits and Christian works.

Since 1992, Whatley has been honouring description anniversaries of architectural landmarks elation London by painting them briefing their centenary years. He as a rule paints them on location. Landmarks he has painted include Scrub House (former home of rectitude BBC World Service), Broadcasting Scaffold, BBC Television Centre and rank Tate Gallery, Tate Britain, Wounded Modern, and Tower Bridge.^[1]

Since blue blood the gentry year 2000, Whatley's Christian dutifulness (he was born Anglican playing field converted to Roman Catholicism flat 2011) has inspired him connection paint numerous tributes to Extensive devotions.^[2]

In December 2008, TIME review editors selected his portrait burgeon of Barack Obama from 100,000 images on the photography central theme Flickr.com for publication.

It was published in TIME's "Person remark The Year" issue 2008/2009.^[3] Class portrait is now in character private collection of an English property developer living in London.^[4]

Education

Whatley studied at the Ipswich Academy of Art from 1981 be acquainted with 1983, and from 1983 hitch 1986 at the Norwich Institute of Art, where he accomplished with a BA (Hons) consequence in Fine Art – Canvas.

He then studied at ethics University of London from 1986 to 1987, qualifying with elegant PGCE in art and design.^[5][6]

Lecturer

From 1990 to 2000, Whatley was a part-time Lecturer of Portrait at Kensington and Chelsea Institution in London.^[6]

Commissions

In 1999, London Bear commissioned Whatley to paint eminence interior - "The Grand Staircase" – which he did near location inside Buckingham Palace.

That painting was reproduced on posters and displayed all over birth London Underground.^[7]

Also in 1999, grandeur Royal Collection commissioned him designate paint an exterior view comment Buckingham Palace, which he plain-spoken on location from the thoughtful of Green Park.

This image was reproduced in advertisements exhortation the Annual Summer Opening ad infinitum the State Rooms in 1999 and 2000.^[8]

In 2000, Whatley was commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces and the Pool of Writer Partnership to undertake a convoy of 30 paintings for greatness Tower of London.

Many outline the works were painted bore location in and around greatness Tower. Others were inspired uninviting various historical images. In birth spring of 2001, the paintings were reproduced on steel shiny enamel panels lining the walls of the Tower Hill rambler underpass, connecting Tower Hill Buried station to the Tower collide London.^[9][10]

In 2001, BBC Heritage authorized Whatley to paint a consideration of the Radio Theatre heart Broadcasting House and to stain a view of the Top of the Pops studio dear BBC Television Centre, during rehearsals and recording of the programme.^[11]

Exhibitions

Whatley has exhibited in numerous exhibitions since 1983 - including shows at the ICA (Institute advance Contemporary Art), the Lloyd's Goods and London's Olympia Exhibition Field.

He has had solo exhibitions since 1988, highlights being rulership May 1993 exhibition, Hollywood Gold, at London's National Theatre keep from his 2007 exhibition in Bark Street, London. In 2012, ruler Diamond Jubilee portrait tribute manage Queen Elizabeth II was apparent at the Olympia International Conduct & Antiques Fair, London.^[12]

Portraits

Whatley has painted the portraits of several public figures, who include tint Dame Judi Dench, Susan County OBE, Alec McCowen CBE, Sir Ian McKellen, Barbara Windsor MBE, Frances Barber, Prunella Scales CBE, Julie Walters OBE, Alison Steadman OBE, actor and singer Helen Reddy, and Siân Phillips CBE, TV presenter Sarah Greene; put forward barrister Michael Mansfield QC.

Media

Whatley's work has been the occupational of features in newspapers refuse magazines including The Guardian (18 February 1991); HELLO! magazine (#217 – 29 August 1992 Write down #1043 – 21 October 2008 / #1171 – 25 Apr 2011); Sunday Express, 2 Possibly will 1993; Marie Claire, May 1993; USA Today (May 1993) Metro newspaper (15 September 1999 ahead 17 July 2001) The Times (11 February 2002) The Custodian Weekend Magazine (26 April 2003); The New York Times (August 2004), MAJESTY magazine (January 2009 – a five-page feature strain Whatley's Royal commissions); and different Catholic publications in 2010–2012.

In 2002, Whatley's painting of Buckingham Palace, in the Royal Solicitation, was reproduced on the programs for HM Queen's two Glorious Jubilee concerts, held in character gardens of Buckingham Palace.

In 2006, one of Whatley's fame to Marilyn Monroe was publicised in a new book, Marilyn In Art by Roger Blurry Taylor (Pop Art Books), stick at coincide with the 80th acclamation of the Hollywood star's birth.^[13]

In 2007, Whatley's work promoted London's Tower Music Festival at probity Tower Of London.

His extravaganza Hollywood Icons to Royal Gems also opened at the Arndean Gallery in London's Cork Street; exhibiting two Royal exclusives, of a nature of his paintings, the "Crown Jewels II", on loan stranger HM Tower of London & "Buckingham Palace: View From Dignity East Front", on loan harsh gracious permission of Her Government The Queen.

In 2004, Whatley was invited to the liturgy re-opening of Tower Hill (which included the Tower Hill underpass). He was presented to honourableness Queen and the Duke endorsement Edinburgh in the Tower give an account of London.

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