{"id":1624,"date":"2014-02-14T15:24:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T15:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2014-02-14T15:24:49","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T15:24:49","slug":"cardiff-artist-unveils-new-portrait-of-hilary-mantel-in-10000-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/14\/cardiff-artist-unveils-new-portrait-of-hilary-mantel-in-10000-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff artist unveils new portrait of Hilary Mantel in \u00a310,000 commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1627\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nick-lord-mantel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1627 \" alt=\"Nick Lord, from Pontcann, said author Mantel was &quot;lovely and so knowledgeble&quot;.\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nick-lord-mantel-1024x714.jpg\" width=\"819\" height=\"571\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1627 \" alt=\"Nick Lord, from Pontcann, said author Mantel was &quot;lovely and so knowledgeble&quot;.\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nick-lord-mantel-1024x714.jpg\" width=\"819\" height=\"571\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Artist Nick Lord, from Pontcanna, said of author Mantel: &#8220;She was lovely, so kind and knowledgeble&#8221;. Photo: Tim Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A Cardiff artist has unveiled his \u00a310,000 portrait of award-winning author Hilary Mantel which will go on show at the British Library later this month.<br \/>\nNick Lord, from Pontcanna, won the chance to paint double Man Booker prize-winner Mantel after beating 2,000 other artists to be named Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year in December last year.<br \/>\nThe portrait, by 25-year-old Mr Lord, will be the first painting of a living writer to feature in the library, joining the likes of Shakespeare and Virginia Woolf.<br \/>\nMr Lord, who works in his studio in Cardiff Bay and met Mantel several times before beginning the portrait, said the writer was a delight to paint.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cShe was such a nice person. I went down to her house and met her and I think it\u2019s because we are quite similar in our professions so that was a talking point.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was great to be able to build a rapport. She was lovely, so kind and knowledgeable.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Lord took almost 500 photos in preparation for painting the author.<br \/>\n\u201cI spent 4 hours with Hilary over one morning to get to know her and find out what she wanted, and then I took the photos which we then went through.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nick-lord1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1654 alignleft\" alt=\"Portrait Artist Of The Year\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nick-lord1-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1654 alignleft\" alt=\"Portrait Artist Of The Year\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/nick-lord1-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>Mr Lord listened to 90s hip hop and rap while he painted Mantel.<br \/>\nMr Lord listened to 90s hip hop and rap while he painted Mantel. Photo: Tim Anderson<br \/>\n\u201cShe didn\u2019t really have an idea of how she wanted to come across. I showed her one I really liked and she almost jumped out her seat, she knew that that was her now, how she feels.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Lord says during the portrait of Mantel, which took 10 days and was painted using acrylic, he listened to a lot of 90s hip hop and rap music.<br \/>\n\u201cI try and work freely. I can\u2019t be too strict or it\u2019s too forced. I listen to music to get me in the zone and it is quite fun, I have a little dance. It takes away the seriousness.\u201d<br \/>\nDuring the Sky Arts competition last year, Mr Lord also painted portraits of well-known faces such as Sophie Dahl and Gavin Henson.<br \/>\nHe said the Cardiff arts scene remains quite unexplored territory for him, and is keen to continue working in the city.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Cardiff art scene is completely different to London. I haven\u2019t been able to involve myself fully yet. Other artists are doing exciting work, it\u2019s just unknown territory to me at the moment.\u201d<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1638 \" alt=\"Hilary Mantel will be the first living writer to have a portrait in the British Library.\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-1-1-1020x1024.jpg\" width=\"714\" height=\"717\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1638 \" alt=\"Hilary Mantel will be the first living writer to have a portrait in the British Library.\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Hilary-Mantel-1-1-1020x1024.jpg\" width=\"714\" height=\"717\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_1638\" style=\"width: 724px\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Hilary Mantel will be the first living writer to have a portrait in the British Library.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cardiff artist has unveiled his \u00a310,000 portrait of award-winning author Hilary Mantel which will go on show at the British Library later this month. 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