JEFFREY COURTNEY

Jeffery Courtney trained at Hornsey College of Art and then a Post Graduate at the Royal Academy in London in 1971. Since then he has worked full time as a professional artist working mainly in the figurative tradition.

A meticulous craftsman, he has made an extensive study of painting techniques, in particular the methods of the Old Masters. Jeffery has been commissioned to paint copies of work by Rembrandt (his favourite painter), Leonardo, Botticelli and Piero della Francesca, making amazingly accurate copies. This skill and craftsmanship shows up in his beautifully detailed still life paintings whilst his love of light and water are reflected in his landscapes.

“I try to convey the underlying stillness and presence in what I see - trying to capture the quality of those special moments of awakening; conscious meetings with the beauty of creation.”

Jeffery works in all mediums selecting the one appropriate for the painting, but for sheer range of effect and versatility he would choose oils. Jeffery has had many one-man shows and he has exhibited at the Royal Academy, Mall Galleries, New Grafton Gallery and Patterson Galleries in London, and at the prestigious annual Art in Action Festival in Oxfordshire. He has many works in private collections. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife Belinda and their three golden retrievers.