Home by the Sea - Philip Gray - Fine Art Trade Guild Best up-and-Coming Artist 2007
Philip's achievements over the last year have ranged from winning a highly convered artist's award to represetning Ireland in a major cultural festival organized and hosted by Dolly Parton.
Widely acknowledged as a modern master of the seascape genre, he has attracted the attention of Prime Minsters and American Presidents, and his work has hung in the White House under two different administrations.
Yet despite all this international success, Philip has never lost sight of reality and lives a grounded family life back home in Ireland. The familiarity, friendliness, and of course the famour Irish charm keep him on an even keel and allow his creativty to flourish. Proximity t0 the Coast is also essential to Philip; he describes the 17 years he spent as a diver in the Navy as 'a period of study' that gave him 'the confidence to paint the sae with genuine understanding, and to become a part of what i'm painting.'
This experience also offered him a unique perspective on Irish landscapes and seascapes seens from the Atlantic Ocean rather than the more conventional shoreline views.
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Hi. I recently bought a limited edition print of Phillip's, and am wondering if anyone can give me some info on it. It is number 90 out of 250. Certificate of authentication appears to be hand signed by the artist. Are his prints actually hand signed, or stamped?
The piece I obtained is called "Coming Home" and is of a lighthouse on a cliff.
Just wondering if anyone knows when it was made, because I can't find any of them online (checked ebay and his actual personal website), and of course, the value.
Thanks!
I have the same one looking for info on it
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