Etc. Artist Talk: Wendy Barratt

In this artist talk, Jake Spicer speaks to painter Wendy Barratt about her painting and the progression of her career as an artist.
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About Draw & ETC
Draw Brighton is an independent art school in Brighton, UK. We believe that good quality drawing education should be accessible to everybody and usually run drop-in, short-term and long-term courses from our Brighton studio. Our long running ETC programme is intended to complement our practical workshops with artists’ talks and panel discussions on the themes of drawing, the arts and the body. We run online life drawing and portait drawing classes through our Patreon, which also helps us to fund these online videos.
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About Wendy Barratt
Wendy Barratt is an artist who is fascinated with representing the human - both in portraiture and life drawing. She primarily paints portraits in oil paints, whereas her life drawings are an experiment in dry media. Taking inspiration from people whom she draws in the life room, people encountered both in real life and through found images, Wendy's portraiture is led by the shapes and connections she sees in her subjects as well as the emotion, expression and human connection between artist and sitter. The early days of her career as an artist have seen her paintings accepted for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition for 2 years running as well as being selected for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Awards exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. She was elected a member of the Contemporary British Portrait Painters in early 2024. She is also the winner of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2023 Series (10) and her winning commission of Dame Jane Goodall now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.
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[@hilaryjohnson4867]

Thank you so much for an inspiring interview! Wendy shared so much detail about her process and 'painters path' it was really helpful.

[@royeastland-drawing5505]

Really interesting, thanks!

[@GailReidArtist]

Flying the flag for obsessively drawing, putting in the work, and always learning... no wonder Wendy's such a good portrait artist. Great conversation, thank you both

[@Draw_Online]

It's reassuring to hear all the work it's taken to get her to such a high standard of painting isn't it?!

[@Will_Scobie]

excellence, thanks for sharing Jake!

[@Draw_Online]

A pleasure Will!

[@sarahspence9281]

Definitely!!

[@sarahspence9281]

Love Wendy's work especially later with more lines and subtle block work

[@Draw_Online]

Isn't her painting wonderful? It was great to hear more about how her process has developed :)

[@patwilliams6661]

the painting of Frank, raw umber and crimson is hauntingly beautiful.

[@Draw_Online]

It is a wonderful painting, economical and affecting