
Self portrait (1991)
Like most painters now, I often enjoy messing about drawing on the iPad.
I, the late Johannes Van Hoytl, am gratified to hear that my most celebrated work, Boy with Apple appears in the Thrillist feature 'The 100 Greatest Props in Movie History'.
I was asked earlier this year to contribute a painting to Stars on Canvas, the biennial on-line auction in November organised by the Willow Foundation. I was very happy to create a new still life to support this very worthwhile charity, and hope you will make a bid to contribute to their good work. You will also avail yourself of a rare opportunity to acquire one of my original oil paintings as a bonus!
[The ebay auction has now closed]
Waterhouse and Dodd will be showing Michael's new still life 'Grinder' at the London Art Fair, Jan 20th-24th 2016 at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH.
Waterhouse and Dodd will be presenting five new works at the gallery in February 2015. The rear of the gallery will feature a selection of work curated by Michael from gallery stock, including further oil paintings and works on paper by the artist.
The National Portrait Gallery's drawing, Self Portrait (in memory of my father), is to be shown as part of an exhibition devoted to self portraiture at Turner Contemporary, Margate. Opening on 25th January, and organized jointly with the NPG, 'Self: Image and Identity: Self-portraiture from Van Dyck to Louise Bourgeois' is being staged to showcase their newly acquired Van Dyck self portrait.
I will be showing two works, Couple (1990) and Woman Cradling Glass Vessel (2010) in the exhibition 'Family, familiar' at the Gallery at the Discovery Centre in Winchester, 22nd March-11th May 2014. Described by the gallery as.....
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