james hart dyke
james hart dyke
In 2006 and 2007 James Hart Dyke travelled to Helmand, Afghanistan and Baghdad, Iraq embedded with the Grenadier Guards. The sketchbook that he produced became the focus for a feature article in The Times.
To read the articles click on the title blocks below.
resting soldier 2009
oil on canvas 50x50cm
Under fire, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
watercolour, pencil and charcoal on paper 20x30cm
private collection
Sleeping medic on Hercules, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
watercolour pencil and charcoal on paper 20x30cm
ill. The Times, 4th September 2007
Under fire, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
oil on canvas 50x50cm
private collection
Afghan soldier, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
pencil and watercolour on paper 20x30cm
ill. The Times Newspaper, 4th September 2007
Crossed swords, Baghdad, Iraq 2006
oil on canvas 30 45cm
private collection of the Grenadier Guards
Chinook, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm
Mountains beyond wire, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm
private collection
Waiting to disembark Hercules, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2009
oil on canvas 50x50cm
Afghan soldier waits to fight, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
watercolour, pencil and charcoal on paper 20x30cm
ill. The Times, 4th September 2007
private collection
A quiet moment, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007
watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm
ill. The Times Newspaper, 4th September 2007
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Soldier with blue cup, Afghanistan 2009
oil on canvas 50x50cm
Rocket laucher 2009
oil on canvas 45x45cm
Insurgent, Iraq 2009
oil on canvas 45x45cm
On patrol, Helmand, Afghanistan 2008
oil on canvas120x160cm
commissioned by The Grenadier Guards
Captured insurgent 2009
watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm