Painted in Photoshop in 2009.
I think this is the only political work I have done . It is aimed at the British banks, and was originally done in response to the RBS scandal of 2008 when sir fred goodwin (fred the shred) took the bank in to meltdown, partly causing the recession in the UK, but Goodwin still walked away with a £700.000 per year pension package. The RBS logo was originally on the arse of the pig, where the it is now replaced with a 'British banks' label. The banks have still not been punished and do what they want. They recieved lots of taxpayer help to prevent them from going under, despite their actions causing lots of other business to go under instead. Bank bonuses are now on the level they were before the recession.
The fat pig image naturally suits the banking image, stuck up its victorian, unrelated to society, arse.
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Painted in Photoshop in 2009, this was a fun image to paint. I have
never painted shit and dribble before. I think this is the only
political work I have done. It is aimed at the British banks, and was
originally done in response to the RBS scandal of 2008 when sir fred
goodwin (fred the shred) took the bank in to meltdown, partly causing
the recession in the UK, but Goodwin still walked away with a £700.000
per year pension package. The RBS logo is on the pigs arse. The banks
have still not been punished and do what they want. They recieved lots
of taxpayer help to prevent them from going under, despite their actions
causing lots of other business to go under instead. Bank bonuses are
now on the level they were before the recession. The fat pig image
naturally suits the banking image, stuck up its victorian, distanced to
society, arse. Even by 2011 the banks still have it their way, dragging
society, and the world to deeper levels of unrest and financial
depression.
Oil painting collection 01-pictures of Christchurch UK
swans at christchurch harbour
river avon christchurch
christchurch priory
These are the first oil paintings placed here on this site. They were all painted during summer 2010, and based on photographs. The locations are all in the historic and pretty town of Christchurch, Dorset in the UK. The painting of the swans at Christchurch Quay was based on a photograph originally taken during a winter, a few years ago.
Christchurch priory is 12" x16", river avon is 16"x20" and swans at christchurch harbour is 12"x16" in size, on canvas.
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swans at christchurch harbour
This is based on a photograph I took in 2003 during the winter months.
The painting pictures a scene at Christchurch Quay, UK, where ducks and
swans are quite happy to stroll about with the holiday tourists. The
golden winter sun is quite low down as can be seen and shows up well the
feathers and construction of the birds from the side. Hengistbury Head
can be seen in the distance, past the ongoing mooring of yachts in the
area. The photo was heavily altered in photoshop to give me a composition that I was happy to work from.
It is painted in oils on a canvas board measuring 12" x 16".
river avon christchurch
This oil painting depicts the river Avon at the town of Christchurch,
Dorset,UK. It is based on a photograph taken from one of the bridges in
Bridge Street. The multi coloured canoes and canoeists add a lot of
interest and work well with the strong blue colour of the water. The
water reflections were difficult to paint but are probably the center
point of interest and worth the time taken to do them well. The artwork
is based on a number of photographs, particularly of the canoes, as I
wanted to get a good composition using them. The photos were cut up and
rearranged to create a final 'master' composition to create the
painting with.
The painting is done in oils on a canvas board measuring 20" x 16".
christchurch priory
The town of Christchurch, Dorset, UK boasts a wonderful priory, painted
and photographed many times over the centuries. Construction first
started in 1094 AD as a norman church. It took several centuries to
construct and is a landmark for several miles in all directions. This
painting depicts a view from the well kept high street, looking at the
main gates to the entrance of the priory. The painting is in oils on a
canvas board measuring 12" x 16". The original photograph was taken in
the summer of 2010 but then heavily cropped to give the 'straight on'
composition that is seen. I wanted to get the gates archway lined up
with the main door way. The late afternoon sun helps to pick out the
details of the churches architecture, and does describe a later part of
the priory with the stone appearing to be more golden and less weather
worn ( bottom of the tower).
Painted in October 2010 in photoshop.
This is obviously inspired by 'frankenstein'. Fun to do! The lighting is completly cheated, but helps to add drama and force the creature in to a silhouette. He would really be working under some lights, rather than darkness!
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Monsters in gothic horror settings have always fascinated me and this
takes its influence from old Hammer horror films. The 'Frankenstien'
like creature is about to attack its creator, who is busy doing and
experiment. Although the creature is made up of body parts, it is
obviously too large, being almost twice the height of the mad professor.
But the scale is for dramatic effect, as is the low, wide angle of the
composition. Most of the lighting comes from the open doorway, which
helps to include long, dramatic shadows through the painting.
This illustration is painted in photoshop to a size of 8" x 10". Created in 2010.
Fat British Bank Pig
