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Re: Ken Law
Hi, it's the same one as posted by Jeroen with the skyscrapers bridges and boats. It has the triangular Athena sticker on the back and another sticker saying 'Ken Law:Skyline'
Coraline- Number of posts : 2
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Re: Ken Law
Hello,
I am so pleased to have found this forum - I have an original painting by Ken Law and have been unable to find any other information about him. The painting is of Salzburg I believe, but I don't know when it would have been painted. It too is mounted on a hessian wood frame, and I was very interested to see that his other paintings are framed the same way. I hope I have uploaded these images ok so that you can see. I love some of the other examples of his work seen on here and think a website of Ken's work is a great idea!
Alice
I am so pleased to have found this forum - I have an original painting by Ken Law and have been unable to find any other information about him. The painting is of Salzburg I believe, but I don't know when it would have been painted. It too is mounted on a hessian wood frame, and I was very interested to see that his other paintings are framed the same way. I hope I have uploaded these images ok so that you can see. I love some of the other examples of his work seen on here and think a website of Ken's work is a great idea!
Alice
AliceDor- Number of posts : 1
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Re: Ken Law
Hi Alice,
I'm pleased you found the forum too because your painting appeals to me much more than the others on this thread ,I'm very jealous
I'm pleased you found the forum too because your painting appeals to me much more than the others on this thread ,I'm very jealous
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dantheman- Consultant
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Re: Ken Law
How wonderful to have found this thread. My grandfather has the same print of Hampstead High Street hanging on his wall. He has lived in Hampstead for 70 odd years now.
I would love to own some of Ken Law's prints myself but they are very hard to come by. If anyone knows where or how to purchase any then I would be most grateful!
Oz
I would love to own some of Ken Law's prints myself but they are very hard to come by. If anyone knows where or how to purchase any then I would be most grateful!
Oz
omaqsood- Number of posts : 1
Location : hampstead, london
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Re: Ken Law
amazing stuff !!! hi im Nick , this is my first post !
came here via Googling Ken Law, as an owner of the Hempstead High street print I was curious to see other stuff he had done, have had my print for nearly two decades and love it to bits.. his other stuff looks amazing ! can definitly see me scouring ebay for them !!
came here via Googling Ken Law, as an owner of the Hempstead High street print I was curious to see other stuff he had done, have had my print for nearly two decades and love it to bits.. his other stuff looks amazing ! can definitly see me scouring ebay for them !!
midlands_nick- Number of posts : 1
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Has anyone heard of an artist Ken Law
Yes, I, too, have a painting by Ken Law and I love it. It is on block board and about 1m wide and shows a street scene in Hampstead. It is great to see so much interesting information on him.
hodgebw- Number of posts : 1
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Re: Ken Law
Welcome Nick & Hodge
On behalf of the forum I hope to meet up with John Law (Ken's son) next month at the family home in Hampstead and take some pictures
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On behalf of the forum I hope to meet up with John Law (Ken's son) next month at the family home in Hampstead and take some pictures
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
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skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
today was the day
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dantheman- Consultant
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Re: Ken Law
I had a great meeting with John Law and his mother Barbara yesterday, at their lovely house in North London. I also met Luke M Walker (artist) that contributed to this thread above. Barbara is also an artist and showed us some sketches she made of her husband Ken Law during his time with the LSO. One in particular was a drawing of him with his cello and a huge overcoat, in the power cuts in the 70s.
John or Luke may like to correct me if I've remembered anything wrongly............
Ken Law always had an interest in art and then during his days travelling all over the world with the LSO, instead of going out to bars with his colleagues he would sketch local scenes. Then when he got home, create his oil on gesso
paintings.
He first marketed his paintings with Liberty of London and then later with Athena. Ken also made silk screen prints, and as mentioned previously in this thread, sent Christmas cards to friends showing these designs.
I'm going to do three at a time because I just did them all and lost the thread
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
This one's a print.
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
That must have been great Sue.
These are lovely, I have a thing for urban and industrial landscapes.
These are lovely, I have a thing for urban and industrial landscapes.
Re: Ken Law
It was Rita, check out Luke's art as well he also does some great city / industrial.
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
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Re: Ken Law
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
skay wrote:It was Rita, check out Luke's art as well he also does some great city / industrial.
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I will, thanks.
What I think it's interesting about Ken Law's work is that it could almost be ceramics.
The structure would be perfect for tiles and it would look great in large scale on a big wall.
Re: Ken Law
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
finally we get to see originals painted by this great British artist! Well done Skay
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Re: Ken Law
R.Ferrao wrote:skay wrote:It was Rita, check out Luke's art as well he also does some great city / industrial.
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I will, thanks.
What I think it's interesting about Ken Law's work is that it could almost be ceramics.
The structure would be perfect for tiles and it would look great in large scale on a big wall.
Yes, in real life it's very 3D and one picture was 'bowed out' if that's the right artistic term.
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
dantheman wrote:finally we get to see originals painted by this great British artist! Well done Skay
Thanks, but it was my pleasure
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Nic wrote:A WMF lady exposes her breasts at me every morning when I open the curtains
big ed wrote:Burt lancaster spat on me
brin mcardle wrote:Probably no surprise...I love this
Taylor Thomas wrote:Have you got enough quotes Sue?
l33ham180 wrote:the wife wants massive
NaomiM wrote:...didn't even have the excuse it was for charity. Just liked his balls.
dantheman wrote:I think it's shit
22 Crawford St. wrote:No one likes clowns.
skay- Administrator
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Re: Ken Law
Excellent Stuff Sue , I especially liked the 1st Paintings in the 2nd & 4Th posts, I also liked the little buses in the panoramic one as well , a great talent
big ed- Number of posts : 11942
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Re: Ken Law
What a great thread - I'm so glad I found it.
In the 70s my father was in the habit of giving my brother and me an inexpensive gift when he returned from a meeting abroad; and after one such trip I was given an Athena print of Ken Law's 'Hampstead Heath' (I recall how my younger brother was given a Van Gogh print). Being very young I saw it as no more than a reasonably nice piece of art showing a London street, and I am ashamed to say that I stuck it on my bedroom wall in the full glare of the afternoon sun. I still have it, but it is considerably faded now.
I would love to be able to get a copy of a new, unfaded print; and in fact now having seen some of his other works, some of those as well! Maybe this thread will spark a renaissance of interest in his work - I certainly hope so.
In the 70s my father was in the habit of giving my brother and me an inexpensive gift when he returned from a meeting abroad; and after one such trip I was given an Athena print of Ken Law's 'Hampstead Heath' (I recall how my younger brother was given a Van Gogh print). Being very young I saw it as no more than a reasonably nice piece of art showing a London street, and I am ashamed to say that I stuck it on my bedroom wall in the full glare of the afternoon sun. I still have it, but it is considerably faded now.
I would love to be able to get a copy of a new, unfaded print; and in fact now having seen some of his other works, some of those as well! Maybe this thread will spark a renaissance of interest in his work - I certainly hope so.
barndoor- Number of posts : 2
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Re: Ken Law
Hi All, it was a delight to meet Skay at the weekend, and of course John and his wonderful mother Barbara. I have to say the paintings are absolutely sublime, and none of the prints and photos can really do justice to seeing them in 'the flesh' so to speak.
On thing that really isn't evident is the texture. Ken worked in gesso on board, scribing the structural form into the surface. I'll try and upload a couple of detail pics to show those of us, who've only ever seen prints.
As an artist, I am also interested in the way he abstracted his landscapes, and as Skay kindly points out this is something I've been experimenting with recently myself, and it's fiendishly difficult. Particularly if, like Ken you are also working in 3-dimensions. Apparently, John said he was a keen chess player too, so maybe he was able to plot is paintings three or four moves ahead?
Either way, his style I think was pretty much unique, I do not know of anyone working in quite this way. As such I think he really needs to be celebrated and recognised as a true British artist. So watch this space! I said to Skay at the weekend, how wonderful that this little forum actually resulted in something real and physical, the internet can be great sometimes!
On thing that really isn't evident is the texture. Ken worked in gesso on board, scribing the structural form into the surface. I'll try and upload a couple of detail pics to show those of us, who've only ever seen prints.
As an artist, I am also interested in the way he abstracted his landscapes, and as Skay kindly points out this is something I've been experimenting with recently myself, and it's fiendishly difficult. Particularly if, like Ken you are also working in 3-dimensions. Apparently, John said he was a keen chess player too, so maybe he was able to plot is paintings three or four moves ahead?
Either way, his style I think was pretty much unique, I do not know of anyone working in quite this way. As such I think he really needs to be celebrated and recognised as a true British artist. So watch this space! I said to Skay at the weekend, how wonderful that this little forum actually resulted in something real and physical, the internet can be great sometimes!
Re: Ken Law
Hopefully you can see what I mean now! R.Ferrao is absolutley right, I initially wondered whether they were earthenware mosaics, and would very easily translate in this way (I say 'easily', but...) However the subtlety and range of colours (as you can see above, would be difficult to replicate.
Tonally the actual paintings are very three dimensional too, with light and shadow carefully considered and also abstracted to some degree.
There was a beautiful one of a typical London street in the snow, not sure if you took one of that one Skay? The shadows of the buildings and tracks of buses in fresh snow were wonderful. As well as being just beautiful to look at, they also capture a lost London to some degree now, and it's changing faces, something I've also been beginning to explore in my work.
Tonally the actual paintings are very three dimensional too, with light and shadow carefully considered and also abstracted to some degree.
There was a beautiful one of a typical London street in the snow, not sure if you took one of that one Skay? The shadows of the buildings and tracks of buses in fresh snow were wonderful. As well as being just beautiful to look at, they also capture a lost London to some degree now, and it's changing faces, something I've also been beginning to explore in my work.
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