Malvern optometrist painted by David Hockney for new exhibition

An optometrist and glasses-maker has become the latest subject for the world-renowned artist, David Hockney. Jack Lupton, originally from Malvern, Worcestershire, who now works in London, was asked to sit for the artist after making him a number of pairs of glasses. He described the experience as "pretty phenomenal" and "a pinch me moment", especially after studying Hockney for his GCSEs at Chase High School in Malvern. The painting of Lupton has been housed at Serpentine Gallery in the capital for the David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting exhibition, which runs until 23 August. World-renowned artist Hockney is considered one of the key figures in the 1960s Pop art movement. He is famous for his vibrant, often sunny, depictions of Los Angeles swimming pools, portraits, and large-scale Yorkshire landscapes. His most iconic works include A Bigger Splash (1967), Portrait of an Artist (1972), Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy (1971), and A Bigger Grand Canyon (1998). Asked how the painting came to be, Lupton, who makes Hockney a pair of glasses every "few months", said: "He just asked me at the end of last year if I would consider sitting for him to paint m