Viva Lewes Issue #126 March 2017

of his wife Romina and their six-month-old son, Luca. “I was
lucky enough to spend some time with Ken Howard, who’s an
artist and Royal Academician and he told me, ‘paint your life’,
so that’s what I’m doing. It can be limiting if you're only ever
making paintings to sell, and it’s difficult making the decision
to spend time on work which is never going to be for sale…
but these paintings,” he says, gesturing towards a portrait of
Romina at eight months pregnant, “being able to use my skill to
capture these moments, that’s just as important for me.”
Rebecca Cunningham
A selection of Rupert’s work can be found at rupertdenyer.co.uk
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