Simon Fieldhouse
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Simon Fieldhouse(born 25 March 1956) is an artist based in Sydney, Australia. He was educated at Newington College, Barker College, Geelong Grammar School and the University of Sydney where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts.
He studied law and practiced briefly as a Solicitor ceasing in 1988.
He was co-author of "Portraits on Yellow Paper" with former Supreme Court of New South Wales judge Roderick Meagher. His works have been exhibited widely.
He has produced many paintings depicting Historic Australian Architecture with whimsical characters.
In 2006 he was commissioned by The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney to produce 35 portraits of Professors of Medicine. This series follows in the footsteps of Sir Lionel Lindsay, who produced a similar series in 1916.
Simon Fieldhouse has also completed a series of paintings of Historic Architecture of New York City.
[edit] External links
- Simon Fieldhouse website, including some examples of his artwork
- New York Historic Architecture series
- Simon Fieldhouse
- Book review of Portraits on Yellow Paper.
