A Painting Commission conjours up mixed emotions in artists. Some love the challenge, others will run to the hills. It’s true that commissions can be a gift or a curse, but which they are depends of how well you prepare. This is true for both artist and customer. Artists need to be clear about what […]
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The Journey Begins is the thought behind this Marylebone painting. Wherever we go we start from somewhere. Stations are the beginning of many a journey, from a short hop to a nearby town or city, to the epic adventure or travelling around the world. Life is a journey is a phrase often heard. The importance
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Wolfson College is the first of the Modern face of Oxford paintings to be created for V A Prints. Oxford has such a historic reputation we wanted to reflect that it has contemporary side too. Enter the Wolfson college painting of a view from the Rainbow Bridge. Perched on the bank of the Cherwell river,
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Continuing my 2019 retrospective. More contemporary paintings from the latter part of 2019 July First some Manchester love. The River Irwell in the evening light with the Cathedral in the distance.. August Drawing inspiration from Welsh Industry. Images and words that come to my mind when I thnk of Wales. September Historical Manchester meets the
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As we pass through the last few days of 2019 It’s time to reflect on what’s happened over the year. In my case, what’s come out of the Studio. These are some of the paintings I’ve created in 2019. I’ve chosen my favourite from each month. January The sky went a bit OTT when I
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Manchester Central painting shows a major railway station in the heart of the city. Closed during the Beeching reforms and left derelict for years. It was used as a car park and little else. Transformed in the 80’s and 90’s to its current glorious state. The first thing I notice is the clock. (I’ve a
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36 Dormer Window Painting Another busy scene, the dormer windows are at the centre set into the roof. There’s a sense of antiquity about the building. It’s been here a long time. A calmness pervades, this unhurried aspect may be because they are upper rooms, probably bedrooms. The windows take up a fraction of the
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Reflecting on a Letterbox Painting This is another painting where the ink has been able to “do its thing”. The purple network on the top left leading to the speckled bloom above. Marine blue inks bleeding into pale blue wash. The letterbox painted in sepia and Prussian blue has pink patches where the colours in
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16 Handrail painting is part of the 4950 series, you can see the remaining paintings here.
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