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GARY
HODGES Gary's
prints have a huge following and are very collectable. If
you are new to his work, see below for a biography. I have
been selling Gary's pencil drawing prints of animals for the
last twelve years, with the proceeds going to charity; on
the secondary market most of his prints now sell for many
times their original cost. PRICE:
£130 inclusive of Special Delivery in UK. Gary
has announced the release of his next print. I
will also have one stunning "canvas edition" available,
size 1350 x 310 mm (L/E 100) at £280 plus carriage. I
anticipate this will prove to be a very popular release. If
you would like to order a copy please email or phone 01229
586737 LAST
RELEASE Gary's
prints are built up over many hours using many grades of pencil,
as can be seen from the photo below of an early stage of the
"Angel Eyes" drawing: THE
FAMILY (MEERKATS) ONE
REMAINING PRINT KINDLY DONATED BY GARY Large
print approx. 86 x 35 cm SOLD
OUT THE
MAN
Born
in 1954, Gary has had a deep love for nature since childhood.
In 1979 he began applying his keen sense of observation to
his drawings and is now Britain's leading wildlife pencil
artist. He gave up his day job around 1989 to concentrate
on his drawings and, shortly afterwards, began to publish
his limited edition prints himself. By retaining control of
every stage, from drawing, to publishing, to selling, Gary
has never had to compromise on the very high standards he
has set himself. He is a genuinely sincere and generous human
being who cares quietly, but passionately, about the conservation
of the animals he draws. Through his drawings he has already
raised his first quarter of a million pounds for charity and
is well on his way towards the second quarter million - a
phenomenal achievement for one individual in such a short
time.
THE
DRAWINGS
Gary's
drawings stand out from the crowd because he combines a remarkable
technical ability with a deep feeling for the subject and
a sensitive understanding of its individual character. His
sense of design and composition, often focussing on only a
part of the animal, always results in a striking image that
demands the viewer's attention and thought. Others have tried
to achieve the same effect in pencil, but the result often
looks ordinary by comparison.
Gary
may use very many different grades of pencil in a drawing.
Each grade is put to good effect as he painstakingly builds
up tones and textures, working on small areas at a time. The
range of textures he creates - tough hide, fluffy fur, preened
feathers, dry scales - is extraordinary. Often there is a
touch of humour - the big paw or menacing tooth - but in the
end it is the eye that fixes itself upon the viewer. It is
here that Gary begins each drawing.
His
original drawings now regularly appear in Christie's Wildlife
Art auctions - "Supreme" sold for £16,215 in 1998 and "Mother's
Love" for £10,575 (double the estimate) in May 2000.
THE
PRINTS
Gary's
first two limited edition prints were published by Greenpeace
in 1987. He began publishing prints himself in 1990, having
been turned down by fine art publishers because "black and
white" prints "wouldn't sell". At first he sold, slowly but
steadily, through exhibitions and mail order catalogues of
charities. An edition of 850 prints might take two or three
years to sell out. Then, as his talents began to be more widely
appreciated, galleries began to take his prints in greater
numbers. Following his hugely successful exhibition and auction
at the Mall Galleries in 1994, demand for his work escalated
and he began to sell out his editions within a matter of weeks.
A secondary market was created and prices of some early prints
began to rise sharply in value. Now, such is the popularity
of his work, he has had to increase edition sizes, but still
has to cut back on the pre-publication orders from galleries
("Plea for the Rainforest" was over-subscribed by 350 copies
even though the edition was increased to 1500). Popular subjects,
like the recent "Friendship", disappear from galleries at
the release price within weeks.
Many
of the early prints now command huge premiums on the secondary
market, not so much because they are much scarcer but because
they are widely distributed, sitting in homes around the world,
and rarely come up for sale.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GARY AND HIS WORK PLEASE SEE:
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