Jack Vettrianno - artist.

[The Lark]

Anyone else a fan of work by Jack Vettriano?

He's always painting vintage imagery. Very saucy. All class.

 

[The Wolf]

His work is a mixed bag for me.
Some I love but some leave me cold.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[Eyemo]

Yep!!.. Big Fan, great stuff.........

 

[PADDY]

I like him.

Sadly, too many *snobs* in the art world criticise this working class Glaswegian without a formal art training background [huh] But that goes with the territory, and anyway in such circles...the public have voted with their wallets and Jack's lauging all the way to the bank - so good on you Jack! And I love your vintage inspired pictures!!

 

[cookie]

I like him laddie...

 

[PADDY]

A sample...

 

[PADDY]

More Jack...

 

[PADDY]

That's enough to get going on...

 

[R.A. Stewart]

... working class Glaswegian without a formal art training background ...

I didn't know that. All the better for him, then!

 

[Eyemo]

And he's in many of his paintings....

 

[PADDY]

Notice..

..the same people (especially women) in the paintings? there's a story to be told there! what's going on..?

 

[Lily Powers]

..the same people (especially women) in the paintings? there's a story to be told there! what's going on..?

That's exactly what I find intriguing about Vetriano's work: lingering over a painting and imagining the story surrounding the subjects.

In that vein, his work is similar to Edward Hoopper's:

 

[Brian Sheridan]

Love his stuff...we have two repros of his work hanging in our house...

 

[Smuterella]

some of its a bit formulaic but I like the recent fetish stuff. the hair as always a bit 80's though for it to really look vintage to me.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Accomplished, but chintzy " comes to mind perhaps I have seen it on too many greeting cards, posters,coffee mugs, fridge magnets, T - shirts,Stubbie holders, probably "Laughing all the way to the Bank" he has hit on a money making formula, production line style. Its rather the sort of thing you see in Bars and Coffee shops"

 

[cookie]

Bonneville Salt Flats

Growing up with and being always aware of Donald Campbell's speed mania as a child I have always liked this one at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

The movie "The Indian" captures this as well.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"I have been reliably informed this is in the "Den" at Beckingham Palace"

"Posh and her Mummy?"

 

[Eyemo]

"Accomplished, but chintzy " comes to mind perhaps I have seen it on too many greeting cards, posters,coffee mugs, fridge magnets, T - shirts,Stubbie holders, probably "Laughing all the way to the Bank" he has hit on a money making formula, production line style. Its rather the sort of thing you see in Bars and Coffee shops"

I don't think that matters much...if I do see his art on a mug, it still makes me smile..

 

[cookie]

Jack Vettriano aka Jack Hoggan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Vettriano

 

[astrang1]

Hello,
I love Vettriano although my preference is for his lesser known paintings rather than the Singing Butler and ones like that. I find it incredible that he is probably the most successful artist Scotland has ever produced yet the National Gallery refuses to show his work.
Al