Jack Vettriano, painter
of sophisticated beachcombers, singing
butlers, muse, however, appears rather
more prosaic. According to a newspaper
report, Vettriano may have stumbled on his
inspiration while perusing The
Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual, a
DIY art book published in 1987.
Article continues The link between the
manual and the self-taught Scottish artist
surfaced when a graphic designer looking
for ideas for wedding invitations noticed
that there were striking similarities
between the book's illustrations and some
of Vettriano's best-known works. Sandy
Robb, from Edinburgh, came across the
images when a friend asked him to design
something in the Vettriano style. "I
looked up an illustrator's reference
manual which contains hundreds of photos
of models in various poses," he told the
Daily Record. "In the 'Ballroom Dancing -
Waltz' section I found what I was looking
for. I thought one image looked familiar,
but couldn't think why - until I realised
it was from Vettriano." The newspaper
found similarities between other
illustrations in the manual and
Vettriano's paintings. A dancing couple
from the painting Dance Me to the End of
Love resembles figures from the manual's
waltz section, while couples in the
painting Waltzers hold poses that are
almost identical to dancers in the manual.
The newspaper also suggested that
Vettriano's painting, Elegy for the Dead
Admiral, brings together figures from
various sections of the manual. His agent,
Tom Hewlett, said that he was puzzled as
to why people might be shocked to discover
that Vettriano had used a book to learn
how to paint. "It is widely known that
Jack is a self-taught artist; it seems
unsurprising that as, in his early
painting years he had neither time nor the
money at his disposal to work with real
life models, he should use a teaching
manual such as this," said Hewlett, who
uses his Portland Gallery in London to
showcase and sell the artist's work. He
added: "Vettriano's skill lies in his
ability to create narrative paintings with
which the viewer becomes involved. "In
this way, he transforms mundane characters
into extraordinary ones, and everyday
scenes into special occasions." The
paintings are largely snubbed by the art
establishment but have been bought by
stars such as Jack Nicholson, Madonna, and
Robbie Williams. Richard Calvocoressi,
director of the Gallery of Modern Art in
Edinburgh, has previously described him as
an "indifferent painter". Two years ago he
received an OBE for services to the visual
arts. His latest work will be unveiled in
an exhibition in April next year.
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