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A Dog's View: Ivan Massow by Stephen B Whatley

© Stephen B Whatley

 

Taxi, a Jack Russell owned by British entrepreneur and businessman Ivan Massow, views the portrait of his master holding him in his arms, painted by expressionist artist Stephen B Whatley in September 2009.

 

Whatley's other portrait sitters including actors Dame Judi Dench, Frances Barber,Virginia McKenna, Sian Phillips, Carol Royle, Julie Walters , Barbara Windsor & Sir Ian McKellen, TV Presenter Sarah Greene & barrister Michael Mansfield QC. The artist's portrait of Barack Obama was published in TIME magazine in 2008.

 

The artist's work is in collections worldwide & public collections including the London Transport Museum, BBC Heritage, The Royal Collection & Westminster Cathedral; whilst there is a permanent public walkway of his 30 works commissioned by the Tower of London just outside Tower Hill Station, London.

 

To view this painting up close & read the story of the portrait sitting, please click the link:

www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbwhatley/3977659324/

 

'Ivan Massow & Taxi'. 2009

Oil on canvas,

30 x 24in/76 x 61cm

Collection of Mr Massow, London, UK

www.stephenbwhatley.com

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Uploaded on February 28, 2014
Taken on September 24, 2009