Julian Court

I believe every artist brings their own unique abilities, insights and ‘feel’ to their work, but I also believe it is essential to progress and grow by learning from others.

With that in mind I have sought tuition from several artists considered exceptional in their chose field, namely Mike Sibley (Dog Portraiture), Kelvin Okafor (Hyper-realistic portraiture) and Landscape Artist of the Year semi-finalist Philip Edwards.

“When you love doing something it always shows in the finished product”.
The ability to observe something, be it a dog, a landscape, a bird and be able to bring an interpretation of that to the paper is what excites me daily. I try to enhance my drawings by bringing something ‘else’ to what I see in the subject matter.

I love the way that charcoal and graphite can be manipulated using various techniques to reproduce and interpret what I see. For me using a pencil is much more ‘organic’ and free to say using paint. With my landscapes,

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I believe every artist brings their own unique abilities, insights and ‘feel’ to their work, but I also believe it is essential to progress and grow by learning from others.

With that in mind I have sought tuition from several artists considered exceptional in their chose field, namely Mike Sibley (Dog Portraiture), Kelvin Okafor (Hyper-realistic portraiture) and Landscape Artist of the Year semi-finalist Philip Edwards.

“When you love doing something it always shows in the finished product”.
The ability to observe something, be it a dog, a landscape, a bird and be able to bring an interpretation of that to the paper is what excites me daily. I try to enhance my drawings by bringing something ‘else’ to what I see in the subject matter.

I love the way that charcoal and graphite can be manipulated using various techniques to reproduce and interpret what I see. For me using a pencil is much more ‘organic’ and free to say using paint. With my landscapes, I love to manipulate the contrasting values of light and dark and the atmosphere they bring to the finished work.

Julian Court

For as long as I can remember I have loved drawing. In my childhood this was all and everything but what most inspired me was the natural world and predominantly Animals and birds.

I have now formal art qualifications other than the 'o' and 'A' levels I achieved back in the 80's.

My work these days is predominantly landscape drawings (I love dark and moody skies), but I still love drawing birds and frequently receive request for dog portraits. I also produce both Open & Limited Edition prints of selected drawings.

I am open for commissions of any subject matter