Standing at the Church Gates
Standing at the Church Gates- Just the Art.
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London’s Burning or Alien Invasion?
London’s burning or is it an Alien Invasion? The thought crossed my mind when I got to this stage of the painting. As you can see, from the detail, it looks a bit like Doctor Who’s Sonic Screwdriver. Well, it does in my mind. I’ve also recently read H. G. Wells “War of the Worlds”
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Painting St Leonard’s Wooden Bell Tower
Some time ago I made a promise to paint St Leonard’s Church in Middleton, Manchester. I have been meaning to paint its Wooden tower for a long time. The Church dominated my childhood, so it’s a personal perspective.We learnt about it’s history at school. It’s unique wooden clock tower on a medieval church. The secret
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Painting Battersea Power Station.
Do you have a favourite building? Maybe there’s a romantic connection? Or it inspires you because of its beauty? Battersea Power Station… might be an unlikely favourite building but it captures the imagination of many and is a popular subject matter for art. I first saw it on an album cover in the 70’s and
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White Bicycle – The story behind the painting
This painting emerged from a moment of inspiration. I had a meeting in December with Artzu Gallery in Manchester. I took my camera with the intention of getting some new reference images. I didn’t have to go far.The gallery was in part of the old Granada TV studios where they used to film Coronation Street.
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Easter Cross Patterns
An Easter Cross pattern painting. This is an old piece I did during my more abstract days but since it’s Easter I thought it would be relevant today. Visually, I think it works. Whether it works as a concept I’m less convinced? At the time, as I say, I was in an abstract phase. I was
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Next Stop Paris! – Just the Art
Just the Art – Commissioned painting of St Pancras Station
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