THE JAMES HUNT ESTATE, 2016

When it came to depicting Formula One legend James Hunt, there was only one colour that could capture his vivid personality and driving style. Winning the 1976 World Championship in the vermilion McLaren M23, James Hunt was undeniably red-blooded –both on and off the track.

The 1976 Championship was one of the most dramatic in the history of the sport, the culmination of the celebrated rivalry between James and Niki Lauda. For the 40th anniversary, James’ sons Freddie and Tom commissioned Jeremy to create a series of paintings paying tribute to their father, who tragically died at the age of 45. Jeremy spent time with Tom and Freddie going through their private photo albums, working with them to tell the story of their dad’s victory in eleven moments – a reference to James’ starting number in the 1976 championship.

The British Racing Drivers’ Club chose to exhibit the paintings at Silverstone during the British Grand Prix – a fitting forum for a project that aimed to celebrate James Hunt’s immense contribution to the sport.

WIMBLEDON, 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP ARTIST

When Jeremy was asked to be the 2017 Wimbledon Championship Artist, he jumped at the chance to document his favourite sporting event – but he had no idea just how close he’d get to some of the greatest players the sport has ever seen: Murray, Nadal, Djokovic, and that year’s champion, Roger Federer.

Every day for two weeks, Jeremy had access to a different part of the All England Club as it played host to the oldest tennis tournament in the world. From watching the greats on the practice courts, to witnessing Federer lift the trophy for a record eighth time; from rubbing elbows with world leaders in the Royal Box, to eating strawberries and cream up in the gods.

The following Jeremy was asked to produce an exhibition of paintings based on defining moments from Wimbledon championships of the past. These, and the paintings he produced at the 2017 Championship, were exhibited to mark the All England Club’s 150th anniversary in 2018, with all proceeds going towards the Wimbledon Foundation.

RAF CENTENARY, 2018

For the centenary of the RAF in 2018, Jeremy was commissioned to sketch “the last of the few”: the surviving pilots from the Battle of Britain. Winston Churchill famously said of the aircrews who fought the Battle of Britain that “never in the history of mankind has so much been owed by so many to so few”, as their bravery and skill proved pivotal in stopping the Nazi invasion of Britain in 1940.

By 2018, just four of “the few” survived, among them Geoffrey Wellum, bestselling author of the memoir First Light. Jeremy was honoured to meet these four men, sketching them while hearing their stories of the war. In accordance with their wishes, the men were captured in an informal style, out of their uniforms and without the pomp of ceremony – showing the humans behind this extraordinary chapter in British history. Since Jeremy sketched them, all four remaining members of “the few” have sadly passed away.

The success of the Battle of Britain portraits led the RAF to commission sketches of the surviving veterans of Britain’s wartime bombing campaign, including Johnny Johnson, the last remaining original member of No. 617 Squadron RAF – aka “the Dambusters”. Both sets of portraits were auctioned, raising £75,000 for the RAF Air Cadets.

PLATINUM JUBILEE, 2022

As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations Jeremy was commissioned to paint HM The Queen’s most successful race horse ‘Dunfermline’ which was presented to the Queen at Windsor Castle. This marked the launch of Jeremy’s sell-out exhibition ‘All The Queen’s Horses’ which used his paintings of Her Majesty’s ponies and horses to tell the story of her life and reign.

Jeremy has had the privilege of working with The Queen on three occasions, firstly at St James’s Palace in 2009 for the 500th anniversary of her Gentleman at Arms where he shadowed Her Majesty’s ceremonial Bodyguard at all the State occasions throughout the year. He was then appointed artist in residence at Windsor Castle in 2014 where Jeremy told the story of royal life at the Castle through the eyes of the horse. Then in 2022 Jeremy was commissioned to paint The Queen to mark the 75th anniversary of her being Colonel in Chief of the Royal Lancers. This milestone also coincided with 100th anniversary of this famous and highly decorated regiment.

OFFICIAL ARTIST FOR THE BRITISH ARMY SKI TEAM, 2023

Jeremy has worked with the British Army Ski Team on several occasions in the French and Swiss Alps. “I guess winter alpine sport is an important part of any military training, but it still always amazes me how soldiers can throw themselves into so many different situations with such skill and purpose.” He also painted members of the British ski team for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games in preparation for his job at London 2012. “I found the bravery of the paralympic skiers to be remarkable; how they allowed themselves to travel at such speed with their disabilities was breath-taking.”

The bright, white, snowy mountain-scapes combined with the dynamic speed of the athletes travelling down the steep pistes lend themselves to Jeremy’s monochromatic style of painting which he has used to portray sport for a number of years.

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Framing

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Image Size And Border

All measurements indicate the actual image size. Each print on paper includes a border around the image of approximately 5cm which, when added on to the stated image size, will give you the total print size.

Printed On Paper

Unless otherwise indicated all images shown in this catalogue are printed on paper. All prints are printed on 315gsm cotton fine art paper. Canvas printing is available, see below.

CANVAS PRINTING & BESPOKE SIZES

All prints can be created in larger sizes on paper or canvas. Canvas prints come stretched onto 18mm bars and are approximately 20% more than the paper prices. Available on request.

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