ARTIST´S SPOTLIGHT

Artist’s Spotlight Les Barton Art

Les Barton has had a very successful career in property and land and has a great passion for snooker. He has been great friends with all the snooker players for over 3O years and is a regular at all the tournaments.

A little secret that will surprise everyone within the snooker world is that Les has a hidden talent - he has a passion for art and in our opinion here at Cue The Event magazine, he is a mighty fine artist!

Born and raised in Liverpool, Les has always enjoyed going to art galleries and looking at other people’s artwork, but had not painted himself since leaving school in the 1970’s. Art was always his favourite subject and even in those days he used to find himself getting lost in his work. When he retired a few years ago, he was walking past his local community hall, and for some reason he was drawn in and found an art class in progress. And that’s how it all began and he has never looked back!

Interested in form, shape and colour, Les has a very contemporary graphic style, which he is continually developing. He has had a string of commissions and has exhibited locally in Liverpool.

Les says he feels he was subconsciously inspired and influenced by the great artist Damien Hirst. Les has known Damien for a number of years and after showing him some of his work Damien suggested he should use bigger canvases, so Les took Damien’s advice on board.

Les has two large scale pieces of work: Golden Waves and Summer Breeze. Measuring 183cm x 122cm, they are his biggest pieces to date. He plans to create more work on large canvases, finding them to be a great challenge.

He states it is very satisfying to stand back and look at what he has achieved in just a few years. He loves to see other people getting enjoyment from his artwork. We know what you mean Les!!

sSUMMER BREEZE Acrylic on Canvas

To see more of Les Barton’s stunning artwork visit www.lesbarton.co.uk

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tGOLDEN WAVES Acrylic on Canvas sCONFLUENCE Acrylic on Canvas