ABOUT JUNE
A child of professional musicians, it was apparent from a very early age that June had already established her tendency for depicting the human form; she painted her first portrait aged just 13. June then studied for two years at St Martin’s School of Art and then spent a few years as an actress on the West End.
After marrying, June travelled a great deal with her husband and painted portraiture throughout. She has lived in the Far East and Australia.
June has painted individuals from all walks of life and has an impressive list of notable sitters to her name. She says, “There is a never ending fascination in the intrinsic differences and similarities of the shapes, body language, and individual visual story of each subject, plus the excitements of composition and all the technical necessities.”
She is currently working on the portraits of seven concert musicians, an international cellist, a headmistress, and a chef!
Her portraits are in public and private collections internationally, including the National Portrait Gallery.
COMMISSIONS
PRICE GUIDE
Oil
20 x 16 inches £6,000
24 x 20 inches £7,000
30 x 25 inches £9,500
36 x 28 inches £11,000
40 x 30 inches £13,000
50 x 40 inches from £15,000
60 x 40 inches from £18,000
Drawing
from 20x 16 inches £2,500
This is a rough fee-guide for a single portrait. Frame, travel, and accommodation expenses are not included. For groups and non-standard sizes please ask for a quote.
METHOD OF WORKING
I like six to seven sittings of two hours, with breaks of course. I frequently paint groups as well as individuals and like to travel to my sitters. I don’t work from photographs. I am not currently registered for VAT.
NOTABLE SITTERS
Presidents and Prime Ministers
UK [Thatcher and Major]
Philippines [Coruzon Aquino]
Iceland [Vigdis Finnbogadottir]
Australia [John Gorton]
Singapore [Lee Kwan Yew]
Fiji [Ratu Kamisese Mara]
Royals
Queen Elizabeth
Prince of Wales
Princess Anne
Duchess of Kent
Princess Diana
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Judiciary
Baroness Hale
Dame Rose Heilbron
Yong Pung How (Singapore)
Church
Archbishops Coggan, Runcie, and Carey of Canterbury
Academia
A J P Taylor
David Starkey
Asa Briggs
Industry
Lord (Eddie) George
Freddy Heineken
Literature
Tom Stoppard
P.D. James
Lynne Reid-Banks
Arts
Judi Dench
Ken Loach
Tom Stoppard
Alan Aykbourn
Sean Connery
Juliet Stevenson
Eileen Atkins
Barry Humphries
Ninette de Valois
Marie Rambert
Beryl Grey
Monica Mason
Peter Wright
Sport
Chris Evert
David Weir
Virginia Wade
Music
Joan Sutherland
Malcolm Arnold
Stephen Isserlis
Michael Tippett
Georg Solti
Charles Mackerras
Colin Davis
Yehudi Menuhin
Groups
House of Commons; Inner Temple; Barber-Surgeons
AWARDS
- AO 1989
- OBE 2004
- Hon DLitt: Univ of Bath 1986
- Hon DLitt: Loughborough Univ 1994
- Hon Dr Open Univ 2003
- Freeman City of London 1998