ARABELLA DORMAN British artist, Arabella Dorman continues to gain an increasingly wide reputation for her portrait paintings (see the artist's Portraits statement), landscapes and, more recently, her work with the British military in Iraq and Afghanistan (see the artist's Frontlines statement). Arabella’s paintings are an unusual blend of contemporary perception and classical technique. Though in every way an expression of the modern day, her work demonstrates a rare adherence to classical values, which owes much to both an MA in History of Art & English as well as four rigorous years of training in the old master techniques in Italy. Based in London, Arabella works on portraits commissioned from around the world, and increasingly on paintings for the British military. She has also traveled extensively through Europe, North Africa and the Middle East producing landscapes in oil and watercolour for several successful exhibitions. These journeys have added further depth to her work, clearly discernable in recent paintings from Iraq and Afghanistan. Drawn from first hand observations whilst living and traveling with the British army in Southern Iraq (December 2006) and Sangin, Helmund Province (September – October 2009) Arabella's military work explores the everyday life of the soldiers carrying out their duties as well as their psychological experiences of the conflict and its aftermath. Arabella’s growing reputation as a war artist is balanced by a long-standing career as a portrait painter. Her accomplished portraits reveal her rigorous training and adherence to traditional values, whilst also reflecting her keen interest in the innate character of her sitters. Arabella’s particular treatment of light, shade and bold expressive style result in portraits that combine an unusual blend of subtlety and tone with a genuine expression of her subjects inner personality. Having recently returned from her second trip around the country, Arabella is currently working towards her forthcoming exhibition - Impressions from Afghanistan - which will be on exhibit in St James, London, 2011.

Selected Exhibitions Frost & Reed Gallery, St James, London Arndean Gallery, Cork Street, London Imperial War Museum, London Bonhams, London Excel, London, KBR DSEI Shrivenham Defence Academy Headquarters Bait Muzna Gallery, Muscat, Oman Mall Galleries, London Christies, London Selected Commissions and Collections The 2nd Battalion The Rifles The Queen's Royal Lancers H.R.H Elizabeth II Presenting New Standards - Royal Tanks Regiment The Honorary Colonel of The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers General Sir Jack Deverell, Commander of Allied Forces North Europe Sir Michael Morland, Retired Judge of the High Court, England & Wales Lieutenant Commander MRL. Hayes, DOS, Knight of St John Mark Burrell, High Sheriff of West Sussex & Director of Pearsons PLC Michael Campbell, High Sheriff of Hampshire Princess to the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates Richard Handover, Chief Executive, W.H.Smith Chairman, McMullen & Sons Ltd Chief Executives, Churchill China Ltd The Hotel Alex, Zermatt, Switzerland The Museum of Muscat, Oman Royal Collection, Oman Aegis, Boardroom Collection Ted von Griethuysen, Actor/ Director, LAMDA. Seven times Helen Hayes Award Winner The Rev. Dr Mayor, Anglican Priest, New York, U.S. Lord Amehurst, Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron Dr Paul Light, Vice Chancellor of Winchester University Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection Selected Charities Army Benevolent Fund Help for Heroes Combat Stress Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Macmillan Cancer Support Cystic Fibrosis Trust Art for Youth RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Association)