James Gillick
James Gillick (born 1972, Norfolk) is an artist who works in the figurative tradition. His studio is based in Louth, Lincolnshire. He is known for painting still-life work, and also other subject matter which include game paintings, portraits, horse paintings. He is also known for his work in church re-ordering and gilding. Life and work Gillick gained a degree in Landscape Architecture from Cheltenham and Gloucester College in 1993. He is the son of Catholic activist Victoria Gillick, and theatre set designer and former UKIP county councilor Gordon Killick. James Gillick has an identical twin, sculptor Theodore Gillick. He is a cousin to 2002 Turner Prize nominee Liam Gillick, and his great uncle and aunt were sculptor Ernest Gillick and medallist Mary Gillick. Gillick has a special affection for the Flemish, Dutch and Spanish masters of the 17th century, in particular Velázquez and work in the Bodegón style. Using techniques from this era, Gillick claims to handcraft all the materials he uses within his studio; including oil paints, waxes, glues, varnishes, canvases and stretchers. He uses a limited palette of six colors plus black and white, having prepared the oils from ground pigments. In 1998 he won a commission to