K Gibson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Location | London |
| Introduction | I am an artist specialising in birds, mainly birds of prey. Presently most work is in oils and pencil, and I will take 10 years or more on some pieces. This way I can put more soul into them, but of course this also limits output. What I like to capture is expression and natural features, sometimes a sky scene or a single rock will have prominence. The relationship of the creature to its environment is important, it sets a tone of its own. In many compositions a Hitchcockian feel exists, the grey sky, a bare, single tree, corvids whirling around in a menacing way, and quite often a raptor. Majesty and melancholia come together; the loneliness of the long-distance bird is meant to be felt as well as its regality. I started painting some 40 years ago when as a child a drew boats swaying in the tide on the Bosporus, studied in New York, and have exhibited in Jacksonville, Florida, and in London at the Arts Club. |
| Interests | falconry, linguistics |
| Favorite movies | Zulu, In the Garden of the Fitzi-Continis, The Birds, To Catch a Thief |
| Favorite music | Chopin, Bach, Elton John |
| Favorite books | In Cold Blood |