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Portrait sculpture is my core practice. It feeds into my parallel preoccupation with the depiction of the figure in space.
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View recent images from exhibitions and live portraiture events.
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Brook's growing body of work includes commissioned portrait sculpture, narrative sculpture and works on paper.
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"I'm happy to create posthumous portraits from photographs, as well as historical, fictional or symbolic characters from existing images or from imagination."
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Attend a class to make a portrait in clay or wax. Figurative sculpture courses to suit all levels of experience are offered at Brook’s studio in Westgate-On-Sea.
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If you'd like to take part in this compelling art form, either as a client or a student, please contact me to discuss options.
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Brook Hobbins produces work to commission, for exhibition and for sale. She is a Member of the Society of Portrait Sculptors and the sculpted portrait is at the heart of her practice. Currently, you can commission her to make a sculpted portrait from photographs. And when live sittings are possible, these can be arranged at your home or at Brook’s studio on the East Kent coast.
Brook welcomes enquiries for contemporary, historic and posthumous portraits, as well other private or public sculpture commissions. To enquire about works for sale or to commission a sculpture please get in touch:
Commissioning a Portrait
Ideally a portrait sculpture is created from life. During the first sitting I discuss options for the form and character of the piece with the sitter — or we may simply agree to get started and see what happens.
There's no need to sit completely still or be silent – chatting is fine. I usually take a set of still photos, a video and some measurements at the first sitting.
The portrait is modelled in clay and will gradually evolve over the course of about six sittings. But if time constraints or other factors make sittings difficult, it's possible to work partly or even exclusively from photographs.
"We cannot recommend Brook highly enough. From commission to completion her professionalism was exceptional. The process appeared effortless and was an enriching experience."
Sculpture by Brook Hobbins is available to commission or for sale - cast in bronze or Jesmonite from clay, wax or plaster originals - and a small number of pieces are also available in slip-cast ceramic. Additionally, high quality limited edition Giclée prints of Brook's drawings are for sale to order.
A snapshot of Brook's growing body of work and insights into her studio practice can be viewed in the 'Works' section. This includes commissioned portrait sculpture, narrative sculpture, works on paper as well as the sculptural processes that inform the finished work.
Sculpture North 2026
7 June – 27 July 2026
The Sculpture Gallery
Leeds Corn Exchange
I am exhibiting my series of three bronzes inspired by Barbara Hepworth's 'Hospital Drawings' at Sculpture North this year. The series is ongoing and was undertaken with kind permission of the Hepworth Foundation. These sculptural interpretations of Barbara Hepworth's moving drawings of surgeons at work were conceived during Covid. All profits on sales will be donated to NHS Charities.
Sculpture North 2026 is a summer exhibition celebrating the diversity and vitality of contemporary sculpture and 3D practice, taking place 7 June – 27 July 2026 at The Sculpture Gallery, Leeds Corn Exchange. Artist-led and dedicated entirely to sculptural work, the exhibition brings together emerging and established artists exploring form, material, process and concept.
