Nathan Walsh (born 1972) is a contemporary realist painter living and working in Wales, United Kingdom.[3] While he paints in his studio in Wales, he travels abroad to large cities like New York to research his compositions.[4]

Nathan Walsh
Born1972
NationalityBritish
EducationMFA, University of Hull[1]
BFA, University of Liverpool[2]
Known forContemporary Realist Painting

Paintings

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Walsh spends days becoming familiar with the ever-changing city landscape in any major city that he visits. He sketches the basic composition of each painting on a postcard-sized piece of paper. Then, he photographs specific areas of the city that he chooses to paint. When he returns to his studio in Wales, he compiles as many as 1000 images to prepare a verist composition for a new painting.[5] His underpaintings are very intricate and architectural. This results in colossal paintings measuring up to 9 feet in width.[6]

Repentir App

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Walsh's intricate painting process is documented in an app called Repentir. The app works with his paintings, Transamerica (2013) and 23 Skidoo (2013). With the app, the user can take a photo of any, or the entire, painting and rewind the painting in time down to the underdrawing.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Clive, Head (2018). Nathan Walsh: New York Cityscapes. New York: Bernarducci Gallery.
  2. ^ Clive, Head (2018). Nathan Walsh: New York Cityscapes. New York: Bernarducci Gallery.
  3. ^ Meisel, Louis (2013). Photorealism in the Digital Age. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 9781419708282.
  4. ^ Donald Kuspit. "Nathan Walsh's New York". whitehot magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ Press, Marina (2013). Nathan Walsh: Cityscape Painting. New York: Bernarducci Meisel Gallery. ISBN 9780989612616.
  6. ^ Meisel, Louis (2013). Photorealism in the Digital Age. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 9781419708282.
  7. ^ Koren, Marina. "Want to See How an Artist Creates a Painting? There's an App for That". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

Further reading

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  • Meisel, Louis, Photorealism in the Digital Age (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., ISBN 9781419708282, 2013)
  • Head, Clive, Nathan Walsh: New York Cityscapes (New York: Bernarducci Gallery, 2018).
  • Press, Marina, Nathan Walsh: Cityscapes Paintings (New York: Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, ISBN 9780989612616, 2013).
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