Bobbie Russon’s paintings are charged with the unspoken curiosities of the young girls that they often depict – girls on the brink of becoming adults, appearing sweet and light but with something brewing within – impending independence, the cultivation of a personality, tastes, opinions, thoughts… these children are about to leap into the world of adulthood and appear both vulnerable and brave. The earthy colours and dingy interiors which they inhabit would not be out of place in a Tim Burton book illustration, and a painting such as ‘The Pact’ is so full of character it’s hard not to believe that these characters are not living and breathing. One of the most exciting figurative painters working in the UK today, Bobbie Russon’s new show ‘Soliloquy’ opens at the Bo Lee Gallery at the Clerkenwell Gallery on the 29th October 2013, and goes on until the 3rd November 2013. ‘The Decoy’, 100cm x 120cm, oil on canvas Lisa: You had a very glamorous sounding art education, having gained your BA from St Martins and an MA from the Royal College of Art. Did you enjoy your time at Art School and what valuable lessons did you learn? Bobbie: I left Birmingham aged ...

Bobbie Russon’s paintings are charged with the unspoken curiosities of the young girls that they often depict – girls on the brink of becoming adults, appearing sweet and light but with something brewing within – impending independence, the cultivation of a personality, tastes, opinions, thoughts… these children are about to leap into the world of adulthood and appear both vulnerable and brave. The earthy colours and dingy interiors which they inhabit would not be out of place in a Tim Burton book illustration, and a painting such as ‘The Pact’ is so full of character it’s hard not to believe that these characters are not living and breathing. One of the most exciting figurative painters working in the UK today, Bobbie Russon’s new show ‘Soliloquy’ opens at the Bo Lee Gallery at the Clerkenwell Gallery on the 29th October 2013, and goes on until the 3rd November 2013. ‘The Decoy’, 100cm x 120cm, oil on canvas Lisa: You had a very glamorous sounding art education, having gained your BA from St Martins and an MA from the Royal College of Art. Did you enjoy your time at Art School and what valuable lessons did you learn? Bobbie: I left Birmingham aged ...

Bobbie Russon’s paintings are charged with the unspoken curiosities of the young girls that they often depict – girls on the brink of becoming adults, appearing sweet and light but with something brewing within – impending independence, the cultivation of a personality, tastes, opinions, thoughts… these children are about to leap into the world of adulthood and appear both vulnerable and brave. The earthy colours and dingy interiors which they inhabit would not be out of place in a Tim Burton book illustration, and a painting such as ‘The Pact’ is so full of character it’s hard not to believe that these characters are not living and breathing. One of the most exciting figurative painters working in the UK today, Bobbie Russon’s new show ‘Soliloquy’ opens at the Bo Lee Gallery at the Clerkenwell Gallery on the 29th October 2013, and goes on until the 3rd November 2013. ‘The Decoy’, 100cm x 120cm, oil on canvas Lisa: You had a very glamorous sounding art education, having gained your BA from St Martins and an MA from the Royal College of Art. Did you enjoy your time at Art School and what valuable lessons did you learn? Bobbie: I left Birmingham aged ...

Bobbie Russon's moving portraits that explore the relationship between mother and child.