Recently, I heard that the Diehl Gallery in Jackson was having an Artist's Reception for a fairly famous, young and very talented artist named Jeremy Houghton. He's 41, British and paints sailboats among other things. He has a long list of credentials and accomplishments, and I decided to attend.
Diehl Gallery is the only one in the US that carries Houghton's work and represents him on this side of the pond. They specialize in national and international contemporary art and always put out a nice spread, this time with pate', shrimp, cheeses, stuffed grape leaves, wine and my
favorite... Prosecco ;)
This 15"x20" original watercolor was $2,800. I'd love to have it! ;)
His watercolors of sailboat races were excellent and looked exactly like what I experienced while ocean racing in regattas along the east coast. (Me above in blue, during the J24 Silver Anniversary Regatta in Newport, RI).
Here is Jeremy's long list of impressive accomplishments, including Artist in Residence for Queen Elizabeth!
– Awarded Best Sporting Artist by S.E.A. in 2012
– Official BT Olympic Artist at the London 2012 Olympic Games
– Official Tour Artist for the Aston Martin Centenary Tour of Europe 2013
– Artist in Residence at Windsor Castle for HM The Queen in 2014
– Artist in Residence at Goodwood for 2015/16, painting the summer season of speed
– Artist in Residence for Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing, visually recording the journey towards the America’s Cup in Bermuda 2017
– More recently, the James Hunt Foundation has commissioned Houghton to produce the official collection of paintings for the 40th anniversary of James Hunt’s Formula One World Championship in 1976.
Houghton also paints a lot of horse, steeplechase and polo images, as well as skiing and other sports.
Here's a really nice one of the back of Queen Elizabeth's head... simple, but there's no mistaking who it is.
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