Original Artworks
‘Lovely Jubbly’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
43x55cm
2023
Private Commission
70x50cm
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
2022
Roger Taylor, Queen
72x52cm
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
2022
Private Commission
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
2021
Private Gift
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
74x62cm
2020
‘The Master of My Own’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
60x80cm
2020
This piece now resides within my on-going series, ‘What It Means To Be Human’. I am fascinated by the response to this question. When posed with this question it opens up a realm where the subject replies with raw, honest and genuine emotion.
At the end of this endeavour, I will have an array of people who are diverse in many forms who should never have existed along side each other, yet when presented together the differences and similarities between the answers will be the focal point of interest.
A powerful and almost romantic response from Charles and a favourite part of mine: “I feel most human when I know I’m the master of my existence.”
Which lead me to ponder over a possible name for this drawing and when I came up with it, it fit without resistance. ‘The Master of My Own’.
Private Commission
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
63x93cm
2020
‘Siempre’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
50x73cm
2020
‘In His Own Way’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
49X70cm
2019
I want to immortalise my subject. In this case to immortalise a great man in his best image. My Grandad, who passed away in August. Charismatic, stubborn, funny & proud, I wanted to capture all of these traits this great man was.
It felt only right to wear his signet ring on the hand I use to create the work, as if some of his energy is creating his own image — locked in time. The obsessive nature in which I create my work allows me to capture energy that portrays the subjects narrative.
Further, as I continue to develop as an artist and as a person it is becoming increasingly important for me to make the art I want to make and the art I need to make. For me, obsessively labouring over my work allows me to transfer the energy from myself onto the paper. Who ever or what ever the subject may be, I want to be able to convey the narrative and sentiment of that particular being for the viewer to connect with. Evoking their own memories and emotions that come out of the depths of their person.
Just like when you listen to a certain song that takes you back to a specific time and place in your life, it opens up suppressed emotions and feelings that suddenly engulf you again. This is what I aim to do with my art. Somehow evoke an intimate connection between the viewer and the subject. To not only question who that person is and what their story is, but also relate them to themselves; even if they’re a complete stranger that should never have crossed paths with them.
Private gift
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
37x53cm
2019
Private commission
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
77X49cm
2019
‘In Good Time - Mike Rosenberg (Passenger)’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
60x80cm
2019
‘In Good Time - Mike Rosenberg (Passenger)’. The scale of this piece is 60x80cm and was crafted using Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
I was lucky enough to meet Mike in 2018 when he played a busking set in Brighton. Being fond of his music for many years now I wanted to reflect everything Mike is as a person and as a musician. It feels only right to channel some of the fondness into a portrait drawing. It’s something I can’t quite explain but just feels right to do.
Private commission
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
53x50cm
2019
‘Along The Way’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
60x80cm
2018
‘Lumière Naturelle’
Graphite, compressed charcoal and black coloured pencil.
54.5x77cm
2017
© Kurt Buckley