Butterfly Dance

Title: Butterfly Dance

Medium: Oils on canvas

First Prize !!!!!!

Flower Show 2016 13.8.2016 First Prize winner for Art/ Painting!

Title: Have A Beer Deer
Medium: Oils on Canvas

Watercolour Illustration

Medium: Watercolours and ink on watercolour paper
Size: 10.5 x 7.5 inches (approx)
Title: I Have My Eye On You

Cartouche

Brief From Client:Create a cartouche of the image named 'Cottage'. Image to be used on stationary and writing paper by client. Image required to be done in black or grey pen and ink. Also requested to keep the image very simple and not have too much detail so when it is shrunk to a minimum of 2 inches x 2 inches it doesn't appear distorted or messy looking whilst still retaining a distinct individual and identifiable look.

Image: Cottage (Image I worked from)

Image: Cartouche I created in pen and ink from brief and image above.

A Positive In A Negative- Submission For The Royal Academy 2016

Title: A Positive In A Negative

Medium: Oils On Canvas

Size: 16 inches x 20 inches approx

I've done a painting of the Palladian Bridge across the River Nadder, at Wilton House. It was based on the unexecuted design of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio for the Rialto Bridge in Venice, and combines the bridge with aspects of classical Roman temple design. 
    My painting is a portrayal of how something of such architectural beauty and essentially a positive image can also be viewed as a negative in one glance. I feel the image has a haunting and somber quality to it which is achieved by painting this image in a photo negative design. Playing literally on the word 'Negative' in the title. 

Christmas Greetings cards for sale on my Folksy Shop!

- Message Inside Reads: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
- Size: 4 x 6 inches approx
- Each card comes with a plain white envelope and a cellophane cover sleeve for protection.
- Back of card has artist name, small thumbnail image of large front image and artist blog address.
- Price: £2.00 (each) or £7.99 for a pack of 5 (1 design of each)

Penguin X-mas Card Range

Below are designs I have created for Christmas cards. Illustrations are done in water colour on water colour paper. The cards are currently up for sale on my Folksy shop.

                                                              Putting Up The Tree

A Little Note For Santa

Christmas Dinner

Sledging

Carols

Graham

This is another portrait of Graham but I've painted it in oils this time. It's also a piece that I'm entering in a competition.

Medium: Oils on Canvas
Size: 22.5 cm x 30 cm approx

Portrait of Graham

Portraiture isn't my strongest subject in art but I'm practising and I chose to do a portrait of a dear friend of mine, 93 year old Graham. It came out not too bad considering I've not really ever worked in pastels and pastel pencils before.

Medium: Pastels and Pastel pencils on black paper
Size: 21cm x 30cm

The Little Painting Challenge-Win

I've got great news my postcard was chosen as one the 1000 winning entries to be exhibited at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester!! I am thrilled !! Still can't believe it.The exhibition is open for public viewing from 1st -22nd May 2015. I entered 4 postcards in 'The Little Painting Challenge' set up by the BBC. You can see all 4 images in my last post here and this one below called 'Bee-ing Isolated' is the winning entry. I feel like I've finally achieved a little something in the art world.

The Little Painting Challenge

A memory of Cornwall!

Title: A memory of Cornwall

Medium: Oils on Canvas

Size: 12 x 9 x 0.5 inches (L x W x D)

BB War

Title: BB War

Medium: Oils on canvas board

Size: 12 x 30.5 inches approx

Subject/ Image: A play on words piece based around the nature of BB guns. My love for translating phrases in to literal meanings played a large part in formulating what I wanted to achieve. In this case the literal aspect of a BB gun was replaced by actual bee's who themselves became the focal point of the war on the canvas. The idea of bumble bees having their own certified weapons to attack in combat was an amusing one. The BB guns have been painted to become extensions of their limbs and are being used in a war they are having in a field of flowers.

Fruit Cupcakes! Potential Greeting card designs.

Apple

Orange

Lemon

Plum

Strawberry

Pear

Raspberry

Apricot

Grapes

Watermelon

The ever popular Labrador!

Here is another Labrador I've just completed as a commission piece. It's oil on canvas sheet, which has been framed. It was about 14 inches x 20 inches approx.

Labrador

Below is a portrait of a black Labrador I've just completed. It's been done in oil paints on a canvas sheet.

Pet Portraits

Here are a few pet portraits I've been working on lately, they are all oil on canvas sheets. If you wish to have your beloved pet painted as a gift to a loved one or even as a gift for yourself  or would like further information about prices , size and medium of paintings then please contact me via my email.