Artwork of the Week – 14th October 2013

Darren Baker – Racing Stallion

Darren Baker’s artwork is quite remarkable. The detail in his pencil sketches and paintings are so fine it’s hard to believe you are not looking at a photograph.

His work can be found in public and private collections across the world including House of Lords, St James’s Palace and Downing Street. He has received numerous art awards including best artist from The Fine Art Trade Guild. He is now one of the leading painters of the classical realism genre.

Darren Baker was born in 1976. After graduating from art college he exhibited in London and at the age of 23 was invited to show his artworks at a UK millennium event in New York. In the same year he was appointed official artist of The Professional Footballer’s Association (PFA).

Darren has produced an impressive portfolio of portraits for sports clubs and personalities from the world of football as well as many other sports. Darren was also one of the official artists of the London Olympics. His non-sporting portraits include HRH Prince Charles and Tony Blair. More recently he Baker has completed a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen to commemorate her 85^th Birthday.

We are delighted to bring you a stunning collection of Limited Edition Prints from Darren Baker. Each one is limited to only 75 copies. This is collectable and affordable fine art at it very best and Racing Stallion really is a great example of that. Here we see a beautiful white stallion in fantastic detail. The muscle form shows the power and movement in the creature. This Signed Limited Edition Print is available for just £100.