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‘I CREATE COLOURFUL,

ENERGY-RICH ART’

Bruce Atherton’s soulful artwork is now available at Runway Gallery

ttempting to From top: Magenta
satisfy his ‘inner Check, Rose, £12,400;
£12,800, Phoebe 7, £12,100,
Michelangelo’, both by Bruce
by Bruce
A Runway Gallery Atherton, Atherton at
artist Bruce Atherton left available Runway Gallery
at Runway
his job as an advertising art Gallery
director in his 20s to study
advanced life painting in
Italy. He has since received
international acclaim –
including commissions
from the Vatican – for his
contemporary approach to the
traditional art of oil painting.

IF I DON’T PAINT EVERY DAY,
NOTHING MAKES SENSE It’s
a form of meditation for me. I’ll
spend at least half my day in
my studio in Woolwich, London,

listening to music while I work
– anything from alternative
punk to Buddhist chants. I’ve
worked across a range of
mediums including paint,
photography and sculpture,
but my true love is oil on
canvas. I recently developed
a new technique for
airbrushing with oil. my work. I use it as a way of expressing
I FIND MYSELF DRAWN TO THE OLD thoughts. I’m inspired by beauty. I search
MASTERS, LIKE CARAVAGGIO AND for perfection and truth, whether in a ROSE,
RODIN It led me to turn my back on person, a landscape or an idea. I admire
the art school system in the 1980s and people who have the courage to follow MAGENTA
become an autodidact. The trend at the their heart and do what they believe in.
time was for abstract expressionism, but MY ART MAKES A WONDERFUL
I wanted to focus on skills-based art. As STATEMENT IN THE HOME My BECOME A COLLECTOR £12,800;
an artist it takes guts to expose yourself canvases are colourful and energy-rich, Looking for a statement piece to CHECK,
creatively and I like to think there’s a so they need breathing space on a wall. give your walls the wow factor?

little bit of my soul in every piece. I’d advise anyone looking to invest in Runway Gallery is an online venture TOP 7, £12,100 ALL BRUCE ATHERTON, AVAILABLE AT RUNWAY-GALLERY.COM
showcasing contemporary, affordable
I DON’T HAVE A SIGNATURE STYLE artwork to stay true to your individual FROM
art from Bruce Atherton and other
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artists. Visit runway-gallery.com CLOCKWISE

“ I’m proud to be part of Runway NEXT MONTH
Contemporary American artist Jeff Muhs
Gallery and have my work sit alongside is known for his innovative, abstract ARTWORK,
style. From his home built studio in
that of other talented artists. Buyers are Southampton, New York, he creates KING
oil paintings and concrete sculptures
inspired by his scenic surroundings.
guaranteed the highest-quality art ” TARA PHOEBE
FEATURE £12,400;