Unfolding

Unfolding
by Martin Brooks
© Martin Brooks

Oil on canvas

Martin Brooks studied at the Royal College
of Art. His work has been seen in solo exhibitions
in London, Brighton and Taunton and in group
exhibitions including those of the Royal Society
of Portrait Painters. Brooks lectures at Plymouth
University and in 2013 won the SSTAR Award for
Most Outstanding Teacher and Most Inspirational
Teacher.

The portrait is of Stewart, whom the artist’s wife
spotted in the street and thought would make
a good subject for a portrait. Stewart agreed
to sit for Brooks who says: ‘I drew in charcoal
directly from the sitter and became particularly
interested in the subtle tonal shifts from the face,
to the background, to the coat.’