Aaron Robinson

Aaron studied Fine Art at Coventry University and also gained practical experience working for his father, a picture restorer. He works mainly in oils as a portrait painter and fine artist, and has previously exhibited in the BP Portrait Awards. He has recently moved into magazine and book illustration, and his clients include Penguin and GQ magazine. Fine art and comics both inspire him. Aaron & Sir Peter Blake Artists such as Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Frank Auerbach stand alongside artists from the comics 2000AD, Kevin O’Neil, Brian Bolland and Mike McMahon.

The original brief for Sons and Lovers was for a disharmonious breakfast-table scene. Thinking ahead to the series of nine covers a new version focused on Gertrude Morel, the overbearing mother. The extreme angle chosen suggests the oppressive relationship between mother and sons. Robinson’s wife, Dee, modelled for the painting. His daughter, born a few months later, has become the model for another Lawrence book in this series, The Rainbow.

Aaron’s winning illustration at the 2006 awards was: Sons and Lovers (author D.H. Lawrence), London, Penguin, 2006

Sir Peter Blake said, “ This was the most original; the single cover image illustrates the whole book” – Peter Blake, 2006 judge.

"arresting art-work, unusual" – Marf, 2006 judge

Heidi
Oil on canvas
Framed
22x18ins
£2300
SOLD

Helen
Lawrence in Italy
Oil on Canvas
30x24ins
£2700

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Oil on canvas
30x24ins
£2700
SOLD

Sons and Lovers
SOLD

St Mawr
30x24ins
£2700

The Rainbow
30x24ins
£2700