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Mike Dawson is a UK contemporary artist who paints ‘impressionistic pop art’ usually featuring iconic people, images and themes from popular culture. As a journeyman guitar player and a former public relations consultant, art and creativity have featured strongly in Mike’s life. A self- taught painter, he creates progressive, commissioned artworks that betray the influences of Roy Lichtenstein, Claude Monet and others. He explains: “I admire the bold colour and vitality of pop art. As a movement, it developed from the optimism of the 1950s and mirrored the rise of advertising, consumerism and celebrity culture. My pictures are essentially pop art, but often they have the added twist of an abstract or impressionist painting.” Originally from Birkenhead, Merseyside, Mike lives in Elstree, Herts. His work has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition and the RA’s annual calendar) as well as at other international art shows and festivals. Some of his portrait paintings are on display at Watford General Hospital, Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council, the King Charles III gastropub in Chesham and in local government buildings in Offenburg in Germany and Fontenay-aux-Roses in France. Pricing Mike’s art comes ready-to-hang on hand- stretched canvas wrapped around a high quality, warp-resistant pine frame. Commissioned painting prices start from £795 and vary depending on size and complexity. Contact details For news updates and to see Mike’s latest paintings, please follow his art page on Facebook or mike.dawson.art on Instagram. See his art in progress via the videos tab above, You can contact him on +44(0)7976 351397 or email michael@daws.com

Herts-based contemporary artist