Today's tutor is portrait artist Humphrey Ocean. Among his previous subjects are such famous faces as Paul McCartney, Phillip Larkin, Tony Benn and William Whitelaw. Ocean had his first major solo exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery in 1984, and his work has since been shown in several leading museums, including exhibitions at the Tate Liverpool and Whitechapel Art Gallery. For his session, Ocean follows in the footsteps of artists past and present tutoring in the historic Life Room of London's Royal Academy of Arts. Female model Tinka Ziff is his subject.
Name | Type | Role | |
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Humphrey Ocean, Tinka Ziff | Guest Star |