Artist Fletcher Sibthorp was approached by Ballet Dancer Darcey Bussell to produce a painting to hang in her studio , named in her honour, at the Royal Ballet School.
Fletcher quoted " After visiting the studio I was struck by the grand nature and light of the space and was inspired to produce a piece that reflected this. It was important to me to portray Darcey in a studio that was named after her " The Painting is called Darcey Bussell in Three Movements (Darcey Bussell in Three Positions) , Limited edition prints of 295 are available . Yet almost half have been sold already !In 1990 Darcey was voted 'Dancer of the Year' by readers of 'Dance and Dancers Magazine'. She received the Variety Club award in 1991 for most promising Dancer and a week later won the Evening Standard Ballet Award. Many more awards were to follow.
She has appeared on many TV programmes & commercials and been captured by the worlds leading photographers, including Lord Litchfield , Lord Snowdon and John Swanell to name but a few.
Darcey toured with Katherine Jenkins in 2007 in a sell-out series of shows. She is due to be involved with this years TV show 'Come Dancing' so we are sure to be seeing more of Darcey Bussell in the near future.
Fletcher's connection with Dance goes back many years. He has known Darcey since her early days at the Royal Ballet and she sat for him as a model when she was only 23 yrs old.
Since graduating with an honours degree from Kingston University in 1989 , Fletcher's career has flourished with commisions for corporate and private collections as well as those of a commercial nature: books and magazines , corporate literature and interiors.
Since 1992 Fletcher's work has been widely exhibited not only in the UK, but also overseas in Japan , Hong Kong and the USA by the end of this year.
His limited editions are in low numbers and often sell out within weeks, many being highly sought after on the secondary market.
Any enquiries please contact us on 01257 451121 or www.hepplestonefineart.com
