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Step by Step
98cm x 98cm x 8cm
Painting
Oil On Canvas
Framed
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Artist profile
• Christian is the youngest artist to have officially painted Queen Elizabeth II. At the age of 28 he was commissioned by the Royal Overseas League in London after the Queen chose him, from a short-list of artists. Sittings were in the Yellow Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. Christian also painted Cardinal Cormac Murphy O-Connor for Westminster Cathedral in 2002. Christian is currently Judging the Daily Mail’s ‘Paint the Queen’ competition
• Christian is the resident judge/teacher for the ITV Day Art series ‘Brush with Fame’ which aired Autumn 05. He has appeared on several TV shows teaching people about Art including the forthcoming Prime time BBC1 show ‘Make Me Smarter’, MTV’s Jerry Hall programme ‘Kept’ BBC2’s ‘Artschool’ and several times on Channel 4’s Richard & Judy
• Christian’s new book ‘The Lost Art’ is the definitive publication for all those who think that they are hopeless at art! Author Christian Furr is the ‘Celebrity Art Club resident artist’ on Channel 4's Richard and Judy show and is often seen showing celebrities how to draw and paint. He has a wealth of experience in teaching the artistically challenged and is an expert at building confidence in drawing. In this engaging, simple book he starts by showing, with step-by-step guidance, how to draw the basics. The book then works up from these confidence-builders to show how easy it is to improve and have a go with more adventurous materials such as acrylics and watercolours. John Blake Publishing. Foreword by Richard & Judy.
• On New Year’s Eve 2000, Millennium night, he was commissioned by Channel Four to paint Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Tarbuck, live on air, for ‘The Biggest Breakfast Ever’.
• Christian has exhibited extensively at shows and galleries around the world, including the National Portrait Gallery, London
• Christian was commissioned by Robinsons last year 2005 to mark their 70 years on Centre Court. He created a painting then an initial outline of Tim Henman playing Fred Perry on a giant 15 x 6ft canvas that was completed by the queuing public at Wimbledon.
• In June 2004 The Artist collected an Association of Colleges Gold Award at the House of Commons – given to further education alumni who have gone on to achieve excellence in their chosen field. Former winners include Jamie Oliver- celebrity chef, Alan Titcmarsh – celebrity gardener and Betty Boothroyd – former speaker of the House of Commons.
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About my work
I am interested in the relationships between people. The space between things and people. The Tacit conversations people have in modern life.
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