By: Darren Barker
Outstanding British artist Darren Baker has received numerous
art awards including best artist at The Fine Art Trade Guild
ceremony in London and The Garrick Prize, Christies, London.
His contemporary paintings are increasingly sought after by
International and British Art collectors and hang in both public
and private art collections including those of the House of
Lords, Downing Street and St James's Palace. He is now one of
the leading painters of the classical realism genre, and his
style displays the influences of both the Dutch Masters and
the contemporary Realist School.
Darren Baker was born in 1976. After graduating from art college
he exhibited in London and at the age of 23 was invited to show
his paintings at a UK millennium event in New York. In the same
year he was appointed official artist of The Professional Footballer's
Association (PFA).
Darren has produced an impressive portfolio of portraits for
sports clubs and personalities from the world of football as
well as many other sports. He has worked alongside and produced
paintings for such star names as Lewis Hamilton, David Ginola,
Peter Schmeichel, Henrik Larsson, Prince Naseem, Nigel Mansell
and Jonny Wilkinson, as well as PFA Footballer of the Year portraits
of John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Teddy
Sheringham. His non-sporting portraits include HRH Prince Charles
and Tony Blair which hang in St James Palace and Downing Street
respectively.
