This is an oil painting of one of the small wharfs,known as tredegar wharf, at Southampton docks. It measures 18" x 16" and was completed in feburary 2011. The green algae is quite prominent, perhaps because the wharf is largely unused,but the green colour is very strong and dominant. The cranes help to add interest in the landscape, and I would expect at some stage to paint the cranes themselves as they are quite interesting in shape.
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This painting is a view of one of the slipways at the docks at
Southampton, along the river Itchen. It is named as the Tredegar Wharf. I
was drawn to the interesting industrial landscape, a combination of
flats,cranes, warehouses and water. The bright green algae on the
slipway was colourful, and the two children standing on the slipway add
interest and scale. It is painted on a canvas in oils at a size of
18"x14" during 2011.
This was painted in oils on a 16" x 20" canvas and is of the sunny, sandy beach at Bournemouth, Dorset ,UK.
The pier itself was originally built in the 1800s, but was extensively rebuilt in 1950 and the theatre (or theater) was built in 1960, and shill holds summer shows and plays.
This was painted during late January/early February 2011 when the UK was caught in an ice/snowy grip!
Other paintings of the beach can be seen here .
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This is a painting of Bournemouth Beach, in the UK, showing the famous
pier, with the pier theatre at the end of it, in the background. The
artwork is based on a number of photographs, combined and repositioned
in photoshop. The final resulting image is then printed out, scaled up
and redrawn by hand on to the canvas.
The people and their activities are always fun and interesting to
paint. The water is always tricky to do but fun. There is a change of
tone in the sea as it changes from one shade of blue/green to a more
yellowy green, as the water becomes shallower. The feeling of bright sun
seems to come across in the painting. It is painted on a canvas
measuring 20" x 16" using oil paints.
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Alien beach vacation
Painted to A4 size in photoshop,during February 2010. This was fun and easy to do, my favorite part being the child alien who has dropped his ice cream and is now worried by the strange crab coming to it. The spider like aliens are having jelly!
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This was painted in photoshop to A4 size during 2011. It depicts a fun
scene on a beach where life seems normal except that the visiting
tourist are aliens, still enjoying the sea, ice creams and listening to
an old fashioned transistor radio. The father wears a horrible string
vest and is reading a book similar to JAWS. I particularly like the
child alien, having dropped a part of the ice cream on the beach is now
watching worryingly a crab approaching for the treat. The creatures on
the left are having some jelly on a plate!
This was based on a photograph I took on a late afternoon in December. It is of the river Itchen at Northam,Southampton. It was a very calm day and the water was almost like a mirror.
It was painted during February in oils on canvas and is 20"x16".
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This oil painting depicts the area of Northam, Southampton. It is the
river Itchen, facing in the direction of Southampton. On the sky line
can be seen cranes and in the centre can be seen the tower block that is
featured in other paintings of the area. On the left is the Northam
Bridge, one of the first pre-strested concrete bridges, built in the
1950s. The view is from the local boardwalk. The image is based on a
photograph, and was a very cold and sunny day, quite late, during the
winter months. The water was particularly still, like a mirror. The
crane has since been removed. The area is quite popular with
photographers and although not a pretty location is still visually
interesting. Many boat wrecks are in the area, and a painting of one is
here.
Painted in Photoshop early march 2011, ready for the big day in april of Prince William and Kate Middleton. This is of course is an alternate view of the situation, illustrating the rotten and broken british society that they are well separated from, yet knowing that the very same society will be financing there privileged lifestyle as a matter of fact, with no public consultation.
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This digital painting illustrates a possible cake for the wedding of
Prince William and Kate Middleton during April 2011. It was painted a
month before the actual event, so the design of the cake is made up. It
is obviously a political illustration with a tiered society/ cake, the
bottom of which is rotten and has reference to drugs and crime etc. The
icing is broken and worms are coming out of the cracks. It is also green
with mold at the bottom of the cake. But the large base layer is
supporting the upper layers, to which the occupants at the top are
completely unaware whats going on beneath. Old faded and worn out flags
make up the backdrop.
Painted in 2011.
Princess releasing Bird
This was painted in photoshop around early February 2010, but I was never that happy with it. I left it a few weeks and added flowers and more tonal work to help bring it out a bit more, as I felt is was too flat, despite the prospective. It does look better now. Ironically I was expecting the figure (in perspective) to be the most difficult element here but it was not after all.
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This illustration depicts a princess releasing a white dove to freedom
in the grounds of her home. The angle is looking down at the action to
show the release of the bird, leaving the girl behind on the ground.
Painted in 2011.
Southampton, River Itchen, Chapel, Tredegar Wharf
