Tree Lined Countryside Road oil painting - WIP

Tree Lined Countryside Road oil painting - WIP

Tree Lined Country Road - WIP

 The above panel shows three work in progress stages of a painting completed during October 2016. The painting features a typical countryside road as to be found in Hampshire.
The first section shows the paper with an orange wash, using acrylic paint. On top of the wash, which acts as a ground for the later colours applied over it, are the elements on the scene drawn in brown acrylic paint. The second stage is where the base colours have been applied, again in acrylic paint. This helps me to find the correct colours/ tones and helps to build up the blend of colours. The final stage is, in this case, the use of oil paints. At this stage the colours are more refined in tonal quality and as they are oils they do not change their visual qualities. Acrylic paint often dries to a darker shade after initial application. Most of the oil paint was applied over two days and then left to dry for about a week. I then returned to add a few details on top, which is easier to do if the oil paint is not still wet. It should be noted that the painting was done on paper and that it has a 20" x 16" image area.
The finished painting can be seen here. 
#hampshire #WIP #artist #countryside #trees

working on close-up 17

working on close-up 17

A small snippet of an oil painting featuring a famous Hampshire garden at wintertime... 

WIP winter gardens oil painting

Boats At Hamble Marina - acrylic painting

Boats At Hamble Marina - acrylic painting

Boats at Hamble Marina - acrylic 20" x 16"

This painting shows a scene of one of the marinas along the River Hamble, situated in the county of Hampshire, England. Many boats and yachts can be seen to be moored here.The painting is based on a photograph taken a few years ago looking upstream towards the Swanwick area. Behind the viewer, the river flows in to Southampton Water and onwards to the Solent.
This acrylic painting is done on stretched paper, the image size being 20” x 16”. It was completed during September 2016.

#boats #Hampshire #artist #hamble #landscape
http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/boats-at-hamble-marina-martin-davey.html

SWT commission #ArtOnBoard 2016

SWT commission #ArtOnBoard 2016

Original acrylic painting and as applied to train

This is the pleasing end result of a commission from GTB advertising agency for a promotion for South West Trains (SWT), a railway company based on routes in the south west of England from Waterloo station (London).

The painting shows a scene based on the New Forest, Hampshire, in the south of England. The national Park is large and features various types of landscape. I picked a location near to Brockenhurst with which it is possible to view trains running through the landscape and show its famous residence, the livestock that is allowed to roam freely throughout the forest. This is mainly horses, cows, ponies and donkeys.

The original painting was done in acrylics on a canvas sized at 150cm x 70cm during August 2016. It had to be finished by the start of September, and was applied to the first of two trains during late October, and on which day I was invited to see the artwork (reproduced on vinyl sections) being applied. The art was to applied four times on each train. During late November the campaign, to advertise advertising space on trains, was unveiled officially. The above photograph shows it on the train displayed at Waterloo station.

More details of the project, including work in progress pictures, can be seen here.

#art #NewForest #painting #Hampshire #ArtOnBoard

Tree lined countryside road - oil painting

Tree lined countryside road - oil painting

Tree lined countryside road - oil painting 20" x 16"

This painting features a narrow tarmac country road winding its way through a typical part of the Hampshire countryside. The hedgerow on the left has recently been cut back and the September scene shows the first signs of the approaching Autumn, with the leaves loosing their colour and the sun lower in the sky.

The painting, completed during October 2016 is created using oil paint on stretched paper, sized at 20" x 16".

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/tree-lined-countryside-road-martin-davey.html
#artist #countryside #painting #autumn #Hampshire

Planet Castle On Arch - digital painting

Planet Castle On Arch - digital painting

 

 This digital Sci-Fi illustration was painted in Photoshop from a basic sketch done in 'Auto Sketchbook' running on an android device. The scene features an alien planet landscape with strange rock like formations that rise-out of the ground like half of an arch formation. Some of them are very large. On one of them a castle has been built on one of them which has now fallen in to disrepair. In the foreground is a local resident on a cart which is being pulled along by some strong, horned beast. On the back of the cart is a cargo of red, egg like objects. The sun is setting on this peaceful landscape and the driver takes no notice of the castle that's been there seemingly for ever and quietly rots. The image was created in July 2016.

#scifi #painting #illustration #alien #planet

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/planet-castle-on-arch-martin-davey.html

Two Yachts Receiving Maintenance In A Yard - acrylic painting

Two Yachts Receiving Maintenance In A Yard - acrylic painting

Two Yachts Receiving Maintenance In A Yard - acrylic painting 16" x 12"

This painting completed during early November 2016, features two yachts resting on poles and cradles in a boat yard during a hot summers afternoon. One of the boats is receiving attention to its hull with filler applied. Littered around the scene are pieces of wood used for props and a number of flat wooden pallets for fork lift trucks placed in piles. The boat yard is at Northam, on the east side of Southampton, and on the banks of the river Itchen.
This painting is done in acrylics on stretched paper, the image size being 16" x 12".

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/two-yachts-receiving-maintenance-in-a-yard-martin-davey.html 

#boats #art #Southampton #yacht #industry

Creepy Clowns - digital painting

Creepy Clowns - digital painting

Creepy Clowns - digital painting

Digital painting of an entrance to a creepy circus with an evil looking ringmaster inviting the observer in to the tent. In the distance with the curtain partly open, a happy looking clown does not manage to conceal his axe too well. In the darkness a further menacing figure is waiting in the shadows of the tent. A figure is awaiting payment in the kiosk hut!
This painting was finished in early September 2016. It was initially digitally painted in Autodesk SketchBook pro on a Samsung tablet. After the sketch and basic colours were down the image was then exported, resized and completed in Photoshop in an A4 format.

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/creepy-circus-martin-davey.html
#clowns #painting #horror #circus #artist

Cows Sitting By Hill Relaxing - WIP

 Cows Sitting By Hill Relaxing - WIP

This acrylic, 16" x12" painting, was completed in October 2016, and shows a group of cows sitting at the base of a hill in the New Forest enjoying the midday sun.
The picture shows work on the artwork in three stages. The first stage is the drawing of the proposed scene, done in brown acrylic paint on to an orange 'ground', which acts as a base for all the colours added on top. This makes sure that the later colours applied are quite strong and think. Even so some of this orange colour will still show through the subsequent layers and add something to the final image. The second stage demonstrates the base colours in the scene laid down, generally darker versions of the final colours. The last stage shows the final colours with correct tonal qualities, and are painted with more care at this time for finer details.
The finished painting can be seen here. 
#Hampshire #NewForest #cows #artist #painting

Red House Museum - Open Art Exhibition 2016

Red House Museum - Open Art Exhibition 2016

On Saturday 12 November I attended the opening reception for the yearly open art exhibition at the Red House Museum. It is located in the pretty town of Christchurch, Dorset. The museum is situated in an old work house, built appropriately of red brick. Two of my paintings are featured in it, both acrylic paintings on paper. One features a wave hitting a pebble shore, and the other some cows relaxing at the foot of a hill.
The 'Red House Open Art Show' started on the 12 November and runs until 23 December 2016. It is free to enter and the address is Quay Rd, Christchurch BH23 1BU.

 

Cows Sitting By Hill Relaxing - acrylic painting

Cows Sitting By Hill Relaxing - acrylic painting

Cows Sitting By Hill Relaxing - acrylic painting 16" x 12"

This 16" x 12" acrylic painting is painted on paper. It features a countryside scene during the summer with three Friesian cows resting on the grass, during the midday sun. In the background is a small hill with an old fence and worn path. The painting depicts a location in a part of the New Forest, near to the town of Ringwood, in the county of Hampshire.

The artwork was done during October 2016. 

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/cows-sitting-by-hill-relaxing-martin-davey.html 

#Hampshire #art #cows #Newforest #countryside

Sheds on allotments at Southampton ART - WIP

Sheds on allotments at Southampton ART  - WIP

three stages of WIP 'Sheds on Allotments at Southampton' painting

This picture shows three stages of a painting completed in July 2014, and which measures 20" x 16". It features a scene on an allotment in Southampton, near to the River Itchen and Bitterne area of the city, and I was struck by the collection of various sheds of different design, canes and compost bins arranged in the view that had character.
The first panel shows the drawing, in brown acrylic on a red ground wash which acts as a base for the future paint applied on top. Some of this red will show through layers of paint applied in further stages. The second stage shows darker base colours applied, using acrylic paint which tend to be shadowy versions of the finished intended colour. The last panel shows the final application of oil paint on top of the other coats.
The finished painting can be seen here.
#gardening #painting #art #WIP #sheds

 

One Wave_oil Painting

One Wave - oil painting

One wave oil painting by Martin Davey 20" x 16"

This painting was created during late September 2016, featuring a stark composition that just features a close up of the sea, hitting the wet sandy shore and creating a wave. The image is painted in oil paint which I rarely use, but I felt this medium would suit the subject matter and help to achieve the colour blending required. It is sized at 20” x 16” and painted on stretched watercolour paper.

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/one-wave-martin-davey.html 
#sea #painting #wave #beach #artist

Monster Attacking Cavemen - digital painting

 Monster Attacking Cavemen - digital painting

Monster Attacking Cavemen - digital painting

Cavemen out in a clearing stumble in to the path of a large, angry monster. The prettily coloured creature is not amused by the little cavemen.
This digital illustration was painted during August 2016. Initially it was sketched out in 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' on a tablet with base colours applied. After a certain amount of work it was exported to Photoshop, to develop it further and make the document larger to A4 size.

#scifi #monster #painting #prehistoric #cavemen
http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/monster-attacking-cavemen-martin-davey.html

SWT instagram posting depot photo

SOUTH WEST TRAINS instagram posting 

depot photo

This is a photo taken (27 Oct 2016) at Strawberry Hill railway depot (London) showing my art, partly applied, to a class 450 EMU as used by South West Trains. The top part of the design is missing at the time. The picture was displayed on Instagram before the official launch of the campaign. I was invited to the depot to see the artwork being applied.
#artist #ArtOnBoard #Hampshire #NewForest #painting

Martin's work is now being exhibited on our trains and many of you have spotted these around. Thank you for your pictures and continue to share those with us. We're excited to say Caz's work is coming soon #ArtOnBoard #OnBoardWithYou

A photo posted by South West Trains (@southwesttrains) on Nov 9, 2016 at 7:08am PST

Devon Field And Drystone Wall - acrylic painting

 Devon Field And Drystone Wall - acrylic painting

Devon Field And Drystone Wall - acrylic painting 16" x 12"

This acrylic painting shows a stone wall on the edge of a field during a summers evening. The location is in the county of Devon, the field and wall being at a coastal spot called Wembury. The landscape faces south and in to the distance meets a cliff dropping in to the sea. A few farm buildings can be see in the distance. The painting is dominated by the characterful, drystone wall in the foreground. The painting was finished during very early August 2016 and is painted on stretched paper, sized at 16" x 12".

http://martin-davey.pixels.com/featured/devon-field-and-drystone-wall-martin-davey.html
#Devon #art #wall #countryside #painting

Boat and Pink House WIP - acrylic painting

Boat and Pink House WIP - acrylic painting

Boat with Pink House painting WIP stages

This composite panel shows the three stages of a recent painting, the subject of which was a boat moored by the river bank and presumably belonging to the owners of the pretty pink coloured house. The location was the River Stour, Christchurch.
The first section shows the basic drawing done in brown acrylic paint on top of an orange 'ground' which acts as a base for the painting, and done in acrylic paint too.
The second stage shows progress as to the base/ darker colours added to the scene. The final stage shows the finished painting with all the details applied. Acrylic paint was used throughout. It was done on stretched paper and the image size is 16" x 12". 
The finished painting can be seen here. 
#boat #Christchurch #river #stour #artist

working on close-up 16

working on close-up 16

 A small snippet of an acrylic painting featuring yachts undergoing repair in a boat yard...

WIP yachts under repair acrylic painting