Oil on Canvas | 16 x 12 inches About the painting: This year’s collection of paintings has been a real joy to assemble, despite the challenges of the British weather! It prompted me however to take an interest in some different subjects which I have thoroughly enjoyed capturing in my own style. I am […]
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Oil on Board | 18 x 36 inches About the painting: “I was very kindly allowed to drop in on a photoshoot arranged by Simon Rudd from SJR Equine Photography. It was an idyllic morning in late July on a little beach near Happisburgh on the Norfolk Coast watching around half a dozen riders
Oil on Board | 16 x 17 inches About the painting: “I have always had such admiration of paintings of the races and for years I have always wanted to undertake one of my own of racehorses taking a fence. It was slightly daunting taking on such a noble subject … but I feel
Oil on Board | 16 x 16.5 inches About the painting: “It was another great morning following the hounds with my friend John. The weather wasn’t too bad at the meet, just lightly spitting with rain, although once we were enroute the weather really changed. It absolutely poured with rain, and we didn’t see
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Oil on Board | 17 x 14 inches About the painting: “I like rushing to the paddock after the race, it is so busy with an array of colours and emotions. The beginning of this painting was extremely difficult, I had around seven goes at trying to get the right composition I wanted before
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Oil on Board | 20 x 12 inches About the painting: “I have tried to paint sheep being sheared a couple of times in the past and have been unsuccessful. It’s got to be one of the most challenging subjects to paint. It’s quite possible it is one of the reasons why I can only
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Oil on Board | 14 x 14 inches About the painting: “I quite liked the composition tightly cropped for this subject. The light on the horse, ‘Our Pink Lady’, was beautiful, so many blues and greens. I worked on this painting over the Christmas Period and finished it the day after Boxing Day. It
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Oil on Board | 14 x 14 inches About the painting: “Taken from the same day as ‘Waves of Joy’, a couple of the riders unsaddled and rode bareback along the beach. The subject girl’s blonde hair just catching the breeze against the deep blue sky was lovely. What beautiful colours in the reflected
Oil on Board | 10 x 12 inches About the painting: “My father and I were both up at 3am to make sure we had enough time to get to this perfect location before sunrise. I love those early starts in the summertime, if they are not too much of a regular occurrence …
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Oil on Board | 8 x 10 inches About the painting: “When working on paintings in the studio, particularly figurative works, I like to do several studies beforehand. It really helps to get a feel of the face and iron out any mistakes before completing a final piece. Oftentimes these studies are just left