A Portrait of Highgrove JEREMY HOUGHTON

It was an immense privilege to produce these paintings of Highgrove for HRH The Prince of Wales, some of which are now in his private collection and the rest will be sold for the Prince’s Countryside Fund. Highgrove epitomises bucolic life in the Cotswolds where the fabric of the countryside is nurtured and loved. My style of watercolour painting is inspired by old printing techniques along with black and white photography of a bygone era. Hence these pictures have a timeless, nostalgic quality which acknowledges that to move forward we must look back.

Through my art I am interested in studying movement and light. This is enhanced by the seasons, and how farming communities adapt year in and year out to work in harmony with nature. The characters from these communities – both man and beast – are what makes such places tick. Highgrove is no different, and I hope my work illuminates their importance, and goes a small way in helping other less fortunate rural areas cope with the demands of the 21st century.

Jeremy Houghton Artist in Residence

I launched my Countryside Fund in July 2010 as a way of providing much-needed support for the people who care for our countryside and make it the wonderful national asset that we all treasure. My Fund has now raised over £3 million in support of the work of organizations who are helping our rural communities throughout the U.K.

In 2012, Jeremy Houghton spent fourteen weeks at Highgrove, in Gloucestershire, and produced a series of paintings, some of which you will see at this exhibition. It is a splendid collection of unusual watercolours that truly captures the spirit of Highgrove and the Home Farm.

It is extraordinarily generous of Jeremy to offer these paintings for an exhibition, the sale of which will ensure that all proceeds will go towards the great work of the Countryside Fund, helping farmers and rural communities to protect our cherished landscape for the benefit of the future generations.

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Hiding Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

Who’s Your Daddy? Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

Those Eyes Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

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Bovine Royalty Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

Hebrideans at Highgrove Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

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Ploughing Amongst the Highgrove Orchards Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

At Work in the Highgrove Orchards Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

A Highgrove Inquisition Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

HRH’s Favourite Old Polo Pony Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

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The Beaufort on Home Farm Watercolour, 60 x 39 cm inc. frame

Suffolk Punched Watercolour, 60 x 39 cm inc. frame

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2014. 100 Years of British Army Polo. (A Touring Exhibition)

2013. Tour artist for the Aston Martin Centenary Tour of Europe.

2013. Artist in Residence at Highgrove.

2012. Official BT Olympic Artist for London 2012.

2012. Award from the Society of Equestrian Artists : ‘Best Sporting Artist’ (Prize: Commission to paint ‘Frankel’ at Newmarket)

2012. Solo Show. Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India. (Opened by HH Maharaja Gaj Singh II)

2011. Solo Show. Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg.

2010. Solo Show. Saatchi Gallery. London.

2009. Commission to paint HM The Queen. (From the Gentlemen at Arms for their Quincentenary Presentation)

2008. Official Artist for London Fashion Week.

00-05. Head of Art – International School of Cape Town.

98-00. Studied Fine Art at The Slade and at The University of Provence.

92-96. LLB Honours in Law, Exeter University.

1974. Born in Broadway in the cottage where he now lives and paints. (With his wife Jessica and daughters Honeysuckle and Martha)

CV in Brief

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Home Made Tiles Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

Home Made Hurdles Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

Home Made Hedges Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

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Marion, Maid of the Vegetable Garden Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

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Hot Pursuit Watercolour, 60 x 39 cm inc. frame

Woolly Bottoms Watercolour, 60 x 39 cm inc. frame

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Drying the Reeds Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

Palatial Birdhouse with Balcony Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

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Highgrove Piggies Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

Black Wool Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

Not Small Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

It Ain’t Over ‘til the Fat Lady Sits Watercolour, 44 x 37 cm inc. frame

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Front Cover Image: Highgrove Watercolour, 69 x 57 cm inc. frame

Reviving Patronage

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