A woman is dressed in evening finery of gown, jewels and fur.
Her eyes are closed at the precise moment she falls to her left, realising she is in an unrecoverable position, a moment of beauty undone by gravity.
As the title suggests, despite all the elegance and composure, she has simply slipped on the ice. More on Ice
The paintings featured in the book(s) of Doug are documented individually, each with its own story, context, and supporting material including video where available.
Doug Kemp Fine Art
Doug Kemp trained at Walthamstow College of Art and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1960s.
He went on to hold a Fellowship at Gloucester College of Art and spent over two decades as a senior lecturer at Loughborough College of Art and Design.
His work pulls from personal experience, American culture — especially Chicago — comic books, film noir, gangster films of the 1930s and 40s, and a long thread of art history running back over 2,000 years.
Dancing in the Street – Small Town Dramas v.5 transforms an ordinary street scene into a theatrical moment.
A chorus line dances near Al’s Café while a lone figure moves below the watchful gaze of a larger-than-life woman’s face.
Through layered symbols, bold colour and shifting structures, Doug turns everyday life into a surreal stage of music, memory and urban rhythm.
Art Attack: KCAI President Tony Jones Picks His Favourite Piece of Artwork
14 minutes depicts the sad tale of Ruth Ellis. She was the last woman to be hanged in England for the crime of murder. Ellis was convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely, on Easter Sunday 1955. She was hanged by state executioner, Albert Pierrepoint,
The Sax Man Plays presents a lively collage of dancers and a passionate saxophonist set within bold geometric panels. Inspired by classic film imagery, the scene captures the rhythm and energy of jazz culture, where music, movement and nightlife merge into a vibrant visual performance.
This painting references Robert Franklin Stroud, who was also known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz"
Doug Kemp Fine Art
Doug Kemp trained at Walthamstow College of Art
and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts
in the 1960s.
He went on to hold a Fellowship at Gloucester College of Art and spent over two decades as a senior lecturer at Loughborough College of Art and Design.
His work pulls from personal experience, American culture — especially Chicago — comic books, film noir, gangster films of the 1930s and 40s, and a long thread of art history running back over 2,000 years.
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