Ian McMillan
"Hi there: yep I saw the picture... excellent!
You've captured me well there".
Ian McMillan
| The Barnsley Poet Ian McMillan enlarge |
Acrylic Portrait Painting on Board 2003
4 x 5 ins
Frame: silver metal
Mount: white
Original Painting For Sale
£400
This small Acrylic Portrait Painting of The Barnsley Poet Ian
McMillan was supposed to be a rough study for a larger Painting
but I like it enough not to bother doing a bigger version.
Ian McMillan is a Funny Poet, Television and BBC Radio
Four personality known for his broad Yorkshire accent. He is
seen on Have I Got News For You and Newsnight Review.
Ian McMillan came into the school where I work one day to do a
Poetry Workshop with some year 8 students and I got chance
to photograph him in action. One of the photographs was used
in the local newspaper.
There is no pencil drawing in this Painting. It was quickly drawn
with a brush using cobalt blue. Then it was built up using a kind
of Lucien Freud Painting style without too much blending. Ian
had a blue shirt on which didn't work so I painted over it with grey-
black.
This Portrait Painting of Ian McMillan has received a couple of
Painting Art Awards - it was commended by the judges at the
South Yorkshire Open Art Exhibition and was awarded 1st prize
in the advanced section of the Swinton Lock Art Exhibition 2003.
Ian Mc Millan lives in the same village as myself - Darfield,
Barnsley, and we share the same barber - Mad Geoff.
Check out Ian McMillan's website:
www.uktouring.org.uk/ian-mcmillan/
A Signed Greetings Card of this painting is available signed cards