Jonathan Parker is a New Zealand portrait artist who moved from photography to portrait painting in 2005. Initially trained in graphic design and photography, his preferred medium is now oil on canvas.
“I found in painting what I’d been looking for in photography. A photograph comes from of a discrete event, a frozen moment, whereas a painting emerges from a hands-on, intensely personal process. It lives beyond the instant. ”
As a portrait artist most of his paintings are by commission and not sold through galleries or dealers.
His work ranges further than portrait painting and he is constantly experimenting with different ideas, genres and methods. It is likely more of his work will surface in galleries and awards as he progresses.
Work shown to date
Parklane Art Awards 2006 - finalist and highly commended
Adam Portrait awards 2006 - Finalist
Emerge Gallery 2006
Parklane Art Awards 2007 - Finalist
NZ Academy of Fine Arts 2009, 2011
Michael Fowler Gallery 2011
Jonathan's new web site is Http://jonparkerarts.com
Portraits painted by commission vary according to a client’s needs and means? The brief can be for an oil sketch or a formal portrait, executed from a live sitting, a photograph, or a cyber-sitting.
Prices range from NZ$200 for an oil sketch on canvas to NZ$5000 for a large formal portrait.
For portrait commissions, purchase of available works or more information, contact the artist on: jon@jonparkerarts.com
