I abandoned a career in publishing at the age of 40 to follow my lifelong passion.

I trained at Heatherleys School of Art and was then taught by Michael Clark, who knew Francis Bacon very well (and incidentally the only person to draw him in the flesh) – his wonderful tonal paintings and drawings left indelible marks on me and inspire me to this day.

I had been going to life-drawing classes for many years so continuing to use the figure as my subject was a natural progression.

My work has been included in the books ‘Images of Women in Art’ and ‘Musings of Miss Yellow’.

As well as being a stay-at-home Dad, I now paint from my Windsor studio and run my own life-drawing classes at the Windsor Art Centre.

Patrick Palmer

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Passing by Patrick Palmer

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Sorrow by Patrick Palmer

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Absence by Patrick Palmer

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Sleeping Nude by Patrick Palmer

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Moonlight by Patrick Palmer

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Pregnant by Patrick Palmer

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Reflections by Patrick Palmer

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