Gregory Wellman (b. 1971) is a professional portrait and wildlife painter currently based in Devon, U.K. and is a member of Artists For Conservation. In 2011 Gregory was the first Artist-in-Residence at The Cultural Heritage centre, Arusha, Tanzania. During his successful exhibition, he demonstrated his painting skills, sharing his enthusiasm and inspiration with visitors, residents and schools. He returned to Arusha for a second solo exhibition where he displayed new, original paintings and his Limited Edition Fine Art prints, available on this site. Click here to view
His representational works in oils, acrylic and pastel have travelled across the world, collected by clients in London, Chicago, Beverly Hills, Europe and Australia. His clients include Kenneth Branagh, who commissioned Gregory to produce portraits of the cast and crew of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”, including Kevin Kline, Alfred Molina and Brian Blessed.
His paintings are full of strong light and colour, and they have an undeniable presence. But more than that they are truly captivating, not only achieving remarkable likeness, but a real sense of the subject’s inner world, something of their true essence.
He has been short listed for the Daily Mail’s Not The Turner Prize, commissioned by The Royal Marines, and has had work exhibited at The Mall Galleries in London. Gregory demonstrates for art societies and runs workshops in hotels, country houses and schools. Day and residential courses available with lots of one-to-one tuition from £200. Please contact him for further details
You can view Gregory’s Portraits at www.gregorywellman.com and to see more wildlife work, go to http://www.natureartists.com/artists/artist_artwork.asp?ArtistID=1023&Artwork_CategoryID=446
Testimonials:
Here’s what an artist who wanted to explore working in paint said of my workshop, INTRODUCTION TO WILDLIFE PAINTING, held in April 2012
“It was a fantastic day, great tuition all clearly explained and I came away feeling that I had learnt everything I’d wanted to achieve from the day. Also to see Gregory’s work in person was inspiring.” -Stuart Fowle www.artonthehoof.co.uk
“Greg’s workshops are not just informative about techniques and materials but full of fun and encouragement for us lesser talented beings to have a go. Just watching his painting evolve is mesmerising and a lesson in itself.” -Sheila, Tiverton Art Society
“We are delighted with the latest addition of your work to our collection! Once again you have managed not only to capture the essence of Buffy the cat, but also to have met a very tight deadline. Simply can’t thank you or praise your work enough. You are a truly talented artist and a very nice man! Now you have finished all our cats (6 in total) it’s probably time to move onto the family! Will be in touch about that very soon!!”
Kate & Dave
“Hi Gregory you did a picture for my grandparents of their dogs (buster and timmy). Im glad I found you website as I can inform everyone reading how amazing your pictures are.Gregory spent nearly 2 hours on a wet cold winters day taking pictures to capture the perfect shots of the dogs. Although he had alot of work at the time he managed to get the painting done in time for christmas, which was brilliant. When I gave my grandparents the picture they cried and said it was the best present they had ever recieved. It made their christmas. Thanks so much. Exceptional artist.” Luke H.
” Gregory is a delight to work with not only because of his enormous talent but also because of his easy professional manner. He really knows how to listen, talk to and work with his clients in order to capture the precise moment in time on the canvas the client is seeking. His works are a joy !” Delia Warren.