"Judgement" (self portrait. SOLD at Royal Portrait Society annual exhibition 2022)
Semi Finalist Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023
TEDx speaker 2023 "Body image through the eyes of an artist"
Isabel (private collection)
Dr Laurence (private collection)
After Rokeby
Watford General Hospital Emergency Department ('portrait for NHS heroes')
"Industry" at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre cafe
HermAphrodites (Society of Wildlife Artists annual exhibition 2023)
The bouquet (available)
Proud Gorge (sold)
Distant Tor (available)
Still life (sold)
Optimism in the face of doom (sold)
Self portrait (selected for Ruth Borchard 2023 and Portrait Artist Of The Year 2023)
Self portrait
Red Chair I & II (on show at the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation conference 2023)
Life drawing
After Helmut Newton
Njord winning at Ascot (commission)
Sketching furry friends
Sketched at Bilbao Guggenheim (sold)
“Gail opens up another sort of angle in portraiture. She can conjour up character and personality. That’s where she finds likeness. We’ve never seen that before.”
“Thank you for a terrific day, and a fabulous portrait... I love the finished piece, and obviously on the day the right person won”
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Combining the different strands of my practice (landscape, objects, people) allows me to unite subjects and settings into relatable interesting situations.
Click this image to view my newest non-commissioned output, and plans for 2024:
My talk on “Body Image through eyes of an artist”, delivered at TEDx Bristol 2023, will be available on video shortly.
Commissions service (people and animals)
“I’ve really enjoyed pushing myself outside of my comfort zone, nerve wracking, exciting and fun. My greatest lesson I’ve picked from this, is how difficult it is for me to accept any sort of praise. I can handle lots of things but get overwhelmed with being shown my good points. Fantastic journey travelled with a brilliant person”
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Meet me behind the bike shed glossy veneer of this website. Social media is an extension of my studio - a showcase and a playground.
Please see my accounts on your favourite platforms using the links below. You will find me demonstrating, sketching, and occasionally actually finishing stuff.
Leyster’s story is split into two sections, with a 250 year gap in the middle. Between the sections there are parallels of tenacity, deceipt, prejudice, and dishonourable behaviour!