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Jeremy Houghton, (born 13 June 1974) is an internationally recognized British fine artist who paints primarily with oils and watercolours. ==Career== After graduating with a degree in Law, Jeremy went on to study at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Universite de Provence, before becoming Head of Art at the International School of Cape Town where he taught for five years. In 2009, Houghton was commissioned to paint HM The Queen presenting a new riband to Her Majesty’s Gentlemen at Arms on the occasion of their Quincentenary, and his reputation as a collected artist gathered prominence. Following a solo exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery London in 2010, his international reputation was established and exhibitions at the Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg, RSA, and The Visual Arts Gallery, Delhi, India, followed in 2011 and 2012. His skill in depicting movement and light, led to his selection as one of the Official BT Olympic Artists for London 2012. In the same year, Houghton received an award from the Society of Equestrian Artists for ‘Best Sporting Artist’. In 2013, Houghton was invited to become Artist in Residence at Highgrove, the Royal estate of HRH The Prince of Wales, resulting in an exhibition ‘A Portrait of Highgrove’. This series of monochromatic watercolours ‘truly capture the spirit of Highgrove and the Home Farm' showing how farming communities adapt year in and year out to work in harmony with nature. In the summer of 2013, Houghton became Tour Artist for the Aston Martin Centenary Tour of Europe, where he drove with the Tour during the day, and painted each night. These Aston Martin watercolours are now in private collections around the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeremy Houghton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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