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Pebble Head Portrait Commissions rolling in

British artist Jacqueline Hammond’s novelty series The Pebble Heads progressed into numerous commissioned portraits where the subjects heads are ‘pebblised’ onto the canvas.

Commission a Pebble Head Portrait
Commission a Pebble Head Portrait of your family or friends – to give as a Christmas present.

Clients commission Pebble Head Portraits of their loved ones, family, or a group and often given as a very personal and unique gift. Recent pieces have situated the group against an equally bespoke background and have included all sorts of requests, from seagulls to lego.

Pebble Head Portrait by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Pebble Head Portrait by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Pebble Head Portrait by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Pebble Head Portrait by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Pebble Head Portrait by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Pebble Head Portrait by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Artist Jacqueline Hammond with her submission for charity art auction Star on Canvas in aid of The Willow Foundation

Jacqueline visualises the piece based on both visual and written references to the subject’s interests, work, life and character traits, given by the client.

“It helps to build a picture of the family, the setting, the dialogue and the process often very revealing. Just down to how members of the portrait are described, lives summarised, character and behaviour analysed in a sentence. I may question the relevance of some such details, but its actually surprising what comes through in the final piece, as the people take on their pebble persona. Many of those little comments somehow end up being illustrated, giving the subjects a likeness and a sense of humour to the narrative of the scene. I spend far too long on painting these. But its very rewarding, and a painting must run its course. By the time its finished I feel like I’ve met them and they are often blown away by the result.”

Recently commissioned painting:

The farmer’s wife – Commissioned as a birthday present

Final piece – and the ‘outtakes’

To enquire about commissioning a painting contact info@jacquelinehammond.co.uk

View the series at http://www.jacquelinehammond.co.uk

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Stars On Canvas auction ends and this painting sold for £325 – WOO HOO!!!

That’s £426 raised for the Willow Foundation. Brilliant!

Stars on Canvas is a colourful and imaginative art project created by hundreds of well-known names from the worlds of art, illustration, sport, music and entertainment. Collectively, the canvases can be seen as an exploration of modern culture – how we come to revere a diverse range of stars for their particular talents, skills and personalities, and sometimes simply for their fame.

This is your opportunity to own an original piece of artwork from a collection of over 300 artworks by stars from the worlds of stage, screen, art, music and sport, including canvases by Mo Farah, Wayne Rooney, John Hurt, Mike Leigh, Albert Irvin, Rankin and many, many more.

Bid now at www.starsoncanvas.org.uk

All monies raised will go to the Willow Foundation and could help us to reach our 10,000th Special Day in 2013.

National charity, the Willow Foundation organises and funds special days for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds. Founded by former Scotland and Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson and his wife Megs in memory of their daughter Anna, it aims to offer quality of life and time to those most in need. Seriously ill is defined as any condition that is life-threatening. The aim of every special day is to provide time out from treatment allowing young adults to spend time with their family creating precious memories for the future

The painting I've created depicts a day 'Beside the Seaside' here in Brighton. I have used several pebbles 'stolen' from the beach as heads for the people (and dogs) taking a stroll along the promenade. I look for natural markings, chips and contours on the pebbles that can be used to resemble facial, hair and head gear type features. A hole in the pebble becomes a mouth, a chipped area separates the face from the hair and so on. Sometimes I paint on a face, sometimes I need do no more than a dot for an eye.
The painting I’ve created depicts a day ‘Beside the Seaside’ here in Brighton. I have used several pebbles ‘stolen’ from the beach as heads for the people (and dogs) taking a stroll along the promenade. I look for natural markings, chips and contours on the pebbles that can be used to resemble facial, hair and head gear type features. A hole in the pebble becomes a mouth, a chipped area separates the face from the hair and so on. Sometimes I paint on a face, sometimes I need do no more than a dot for an eye.

The Pebble Heads – Beside the Seaside by Jacqueline Hammond

 

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Art Charity Exhibited Local News - Brighton

Only 3 hours until the Stars On Canvas auction ends – current bid on this painting – £256

This painting is way ahead at £256 – WOO HOO! Out of 300+ canvases in the auction, it’s actually doing really well and in the Top 20 price wise. Ahead of Dame Kelly Holmes, Mike Leigh Lee Evans, Ashley Cole, Clifford the listerene dragon….

The painting I've created depicts a day 'Beside the Seaside' here in Brighton. I have used several pebbles 'stolen' from the beach as heads for the people (and dogs) taking a stroll along the promenade. I look for natural markings, chips and contours on the pebbles that can be used to resemble facial, hair and head gear type features. A hole in the pebble becomes a mouth, a chipped area separates the face from the hair and so on. Sometimes I paint on a face, sometimes I need do no more than a dot for an eye.
The painting I’ve created depicts a day ‘Beside the Seaside’ here in Brighton. I have used several pebbles ‘stolen’ from the beach as heads for the people (and dogs) taking a stroll along the promenade. I look for natural markings, chips and contours on the pebbles that can be used to resemble facial, hair and head gear type features. A hole in the pebble becomes a mouth, a chipped area separates the face from the hair and so on. Sometimes I paint on a face, sometimes I need do no more than a dot for an eye.

The Pebble Heads – Beside the Seaside by Jacqueline Hammond

Spongebob’s about to go for £797!

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Bids have gone up on eBay for my paintings in Stars On Canvas 2012

Exciting news! There’s several more bids than yesterday, hope they keep coming! Bid now at www.starsoncanvas.org.uk

Stars on Canvas is a colourful and imaginative art project created by hundreds of well-known names from the worlds of art, illustration, sport, music and entertainment. Collectively, the canvases can be seen as an exploration of modern culture – how we come to revere a diverse range of stars for their particular talents, skills and personalities, and sometimes simply for their fame.

This is your opportunity to own an original piece of artwork from a collection of over 300 artworks by stars from the worlds of stage, screen, art, music and sport, including canvases by Mo Farah, Wayne Rooney, John Hurt, Mike Leigh, Albert Irvin, Rankin and many, many more.

Bid now at www.starsoncanvas.org.uk

All monies raised will go to the Willow Foundation and could help us to reach our 10,000th Special Day in 2013.

eBay auction dates: Thurs 22 Nov – Sun 2 Dec 2012
Free public exhibition @ Maddox Arts, London W1 from Thurs 29 Nov – Sat 1 Dec 2012

The eBay auction will finish on the penultimate day of the public exhibition. As a reader of my blog, facebook page or newsletters I’d like to think you are a fan of my work! Therefore may I encourage you to log in and get the bidding going by placing a bid for the paintings I’ve created for Stars on Canvas. It would be fantastic to have already reached a good price by the 29th November, which is when the press, celebrities and all those involved will be attending the launch of the public exhibition.

commission your own pebble head portrait painting on canvas of your family, friends and loved ones on a day out at the seaside in Brighton
Painting of Vanessa Feltz and her husband Ben Ofoedu for Stars on Canvas 2012 in aid of The Willow Foundation.  Jacqueline takes commissions to paint Pebble Head Portraits of people. Using the natural contours of pebbles to paint the subject’s features, the pebbles are then glued to the canvas as the heads for the bodies of people caricatured.

Bid for this painting online now at www.starsoncanvas.org.uk

Vanessa Feltz is involved in the event by donating a canvas, I am hoping she’ll want this painting for herself, or perhaps her husband Ben Ofoedu, of dance music act Phats and Small, who has already tweeted about it, may put in a bid and give it to her for Christmas!

How it Works – Online auction 22 November to 2 December 2012

You will therefore require an eBay account to bid. eBay will inform you if you have the winning bid. Winning payments will be taken via PayPal.

Canvases will be sent by post as soon as payment is received. UK Postage costs will appear on eBay page. International rates will be available on request.

Public exhibition

29 November to 1 December 2012

Maddox Arts, 52 Brook’s Mews, London W1K 4ED
All canvases will feature in a free public exhibition at Maddox Arts between Thursday 29 November to Saturday 30 November. Further details and opening times will be available soon. www.maddoxarts.com

The painting below depicts a typical day ‘Beside the Seaside’ here on Brighton seafront. In this piece I have used several pebbles from the beach as heads for the people taking a stroll along the promenade. I look for natural markings, chips and contours on the pebbles that can be used to resemble facial, hair and head gear type features. A hole in the pebble becomes a mouth, a chipped area separates the face from the hair and so on. Sometimes I paint on a face, sometimes I need do no more than a dot for an eye. The best example of this was for the Royal Family piece where I found Prince Philip, the ‘Pebble Head’ version, on the beach and he didn’t require any cosmetic pebble enhancing surgery! 

Bid for this painting and raise money for The Willow Foundation 

commission your own pebble head portrait of your family, friends and loved ones on a day at the seaside
Jacqueline Hammond’s painting donated to the Stars on Canvas charity art auction in aid of The Willow Foundation. Using pebbles as heads The Pebble Heads series caricatures people and life in modern British society. Regularly commissioned to paint Pebble Head Portraits of family groups, friends, lovers, Jacqueline’s most coveted portrait to date was The Pebble Heads Royal Wedding. The piece above will be auctioned alongside canvases created by names from sport, TV, film, art and entertainment, culminating in an exhibition at Maddox Arts, London W1 from 29th – 1st Dec. Bidding starts 22nd Nov and ends 1st Dec with a public exhibition. View and bid for artworks here – http://www.starsoncanvas.org.uk
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Time to bid for my paintings in Charity Art Auction – Stars On Canvas

Stars on Canvas 2012 is now live!

I am pleased to announce that Stars on Canvas has now launched and bids on some of the artworks have already reached several hundred pounds. Mo Farah’s canvas currently has the highest price at £670 with 22 bids. There are over 300 artworks to bid on, and two of them are mine. I don’t quite have the same celebrity status but I am still hoping to raise a decent amount for The Willow Foundation. So if you are a fan of my work, this is where you come in….

Stars on Canvas is a colourful and imaginative art project created by hundreds of well-known names from the worlds of art, illustration, sport, music and entertainment. Collectively, the canvases can be seen as an exploration of modern culture – how we come to revere a diverse range of stars for their particular talents, skills and personalities, and sometimes simply for their fame.

This is your opportunity to own an original piece of artwork from a collection of over 300 artworks by stars from the worlds of stage, screen, art, music and sport, including canvases by Mo Farah, Wayne Rooney, John Hurt, Mike Leigh, Albert Irvin, Rankin and many, many more.

Bid now at www.starsoncanvas.org.uk

All monies raised will go to the Willow Foundation and could help us to reach our 10,000th Special Day in 2013.

To bid for a canvas you will need to set up an eBay account – its quick and easy to do but don’t leave it until the last minute. Follow the account set up details on eBay.

eBay auction dates: Thurs 22 Nov – Sun 2 Dec 2012
Free public exhibition @ Maddox Arts, London W1 from Thurs 29 Nov – Sat 1 Dec 2012

The eBay auction will finish on the penultimate day of the public exhibition. As a reader of my blog, facebook page or newsletters I’d like to think you are a fan of my work! Therefore may I encourage you to log in and get the bidding going by placing a bid for the paintings I’ve created for Stars on Canvas. It would be fantastic to have already reached a good price by the 29th November, which is when the press, celebrities and all those involved will be attending the launch of the public exhibition.

commission your own pebble head portrait painting on canvas of your family, friends and loved ones on a day out at the seaside in Brighton
Painting of Vanessa Feltz and her husband Ben Ofoedu for Stars on Canvas 2012 in aid of The Willow Foundation.  Jacqueline takes commissions to paint Pebble Head Portraits of people. Using the natural contours of pebbles to paint the subject’s features, the pebbles are then glued to the canvas as the heads for the bodies of people caricatured.

Bid for this painting online now at www.starsoncanvas.org.uk

Vanessa Feltz is involved in the event by donating a canvas, I am hoping she’ll want this painting for herself, or perhaps her husband Ben Ofoedu, of dance music act Phats and Small, who has already tweeted about it, may put in a bid and give it to her for Christmas!

How it Works – Online auction 22 November to 2 December 2012

All canvases will feature on this site (www.starsoncanvas.org.uk) site prior to auction. If you are interested in a canvas please register your interest and we will remind you when the auction goes live. All canvases will be auctioned online via eBay – between 22 November and 2 December a ‘Bid Now’ button will appear opposite every canvas enabling you to link between the page on this website and the eBay page of your chosen canvas.
You will therefore require an eBay account to bid. eBay will inform you if you have the winning bid. Winning payments will be taken via PayPal.
Canvases will be sent by post as soon as payment is received. UK Postage costs will appear on eBay page. International rates will be available on request.

Public exhibition

29 November to 1 December 2012

Maddox Arts, 52 Brook’s Mews, London W1K 4ED
All canvases will feature in a free public exhibition at Maddox Arts between Thursday 29 November to Saturday 30 November. Further details and opening times will be available soon. www.maddoxarts.com

The painting below depicts a typical day ‘Beside the Seaside’ here on Brighton seafront. In this piece I have used several pebbles from the beach as heads for the people taking a stroll along the promenade. I look for natural markings, chips and contours on the pebbles that can be used to resemble facial, hair and head gear type features. A hole in the pebble becomes a mouth, a chipped area separates the face from the hair and so on. Sometimes I paint on a face, sometimes I need do no more than a dot for an eye. The best example of this was for the Royal Family piece where I found Prince Philip, the ‘Pebble Head’ version, on the beach and he didn’t require any cosmetic pebble enhancing surgery! 

Bid for this painting and raise money for The Willow Foundation 

commission your own pebble head portrait of your family, friends and loved ones on a day at the seaside
Jacqueline Hammond’s painting donated to the Stars on Canvas charity art auction in aid of The Willow Foundation. Using pebbles as heads The Pebble Heads series caricatures people and life in modern British society. Regularly commissioned to paint Pebble Head Portraits of family groups, friends, lovers, Jacqueline’s most coveted portrait to date was The Pebble Heads Royal Wedding. The piece above will be auctioned alongside canvases created by names from sport, TV, film, art and entertainment, culminating in an exhibition at Maddox Arts, London W1 from 29th – 1st Dec. Bidding starts 22nd Nov and ends 1st Dec with a public exhibition. View and bid for artworks here – http://www.starsoncanvas.org.uk
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New painting for Stars on Canvas 2012 – Pebble Head Celebrity Portraits

Artist Jacqueline Hammond with her submission for charity art auction Star on Canvas in aid of The Willow Foundation
The Pebble Head Celebs: Vanessa Feltz
Jacqueline Hammond
Acrylics and pebbles on canvas
20x20cm

I just had to do another painting for Stars ON Canvas. In fact I could’ve done several of the celebrities taking part as ‘Pebble Head Celebs.’ This could be the beginning of a new series for The Pebble Heads. I wonder if Vanessa might bid for it? And if any other celebs would like their Pebble Head Portrait done, then bring it on! Or anyone else for that matter; they make a very unique present. I’ve been commissioned to paint several family groups as presents for birthdays, Valentines day, weddings.

Commission a Pebble Head Portrait of your family or friends – to give as a Christmas present.