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University College Hospital Portrait Project

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Simon Tolhurst

Since August I’ve been visiting the Oncology Daycare Centre at University College Hospital to work on a new drawing project. Organised by the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Unit charity (LALU), I’ve been at the centre on a weekly basis to make … Continue reading →

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Drawing, drawing, drawing!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Simon Tolhurst

I’ve been drawing a lot recently, life drawings, portrait drawings, drawings using Skype, even drawing for a tv programme. Here are some of the recent portraits:                  For the tv show I mentioned I was one of several artists … Continue reading →

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Aoife’s Portrait Finished plus Self Portrait, Recent Drawings and Cannes News!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Simon Tolhurst

Aoife’s portrait is finished and I’d like to say a big thank you to her for all the hours spent posing! Started in early Jan and finished in mid April, thank you very much to Aoife! Here’s the picture: Also … Continue reading →

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“An Equinox of Love” Film Shoot and Exhibition

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Simon Tolhurst

It’s been a busy few weeks with lots of painting sessions with my current sitters, a podcast interview and an exhibition for a film! I was intrigued when Cherish Mutumbara and Magnetic Hill Films asked if they could use my … Continue reading →

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My Friend Nina

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Simon Tolhurst

A long, long time ago (in a blog post far, far down this page) I made a post for my friend Marion, who’d posed so many times, that she decided that she deserved her own page on my blog! I’m … Continue reading →

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“Stay Blessed!” Still Life, working in series and Fish meets Cat

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Simon Tolhurst

It’s been several weeks since my last post during which time I’ve been lucky to have had quite a lot of people come to pose, it’s always great to have someone who is patient and interested enough to come and … Continue reading →

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New year 2012 and back to the drawing board!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Simon Tolhurst

We’re almost at the end of January and after a great break over the festive period and New Year (which already seems a long time ago, happy Chinese new year is more appropriate now!) I’ve gone back to the drawing … Continue reading →

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ULU Project

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Simon Tolhurst

I thought I’d write an explanation of the project I completed last year for the University of London Union (ULU) At the beginning of 2003 I started a project to make 50 drawings of students attending the University, my aim … Continue reading →

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