Bath is a stunningly beautiful city which boasts some of the finest Georgian architecture in the country. In 2010 and 2011 I entered the Bath Prize with a number of original watercolours of Bath. I came runner up in 2010 with my painting of the Royal Crescent and won the Circus Prize in 2011. Also […]
One of the commissions I had in 2013 was Durham School v St Paul’s School in the Veterrimi IV final. It was held on 3rd November 2013. This was a historic event that saw the oldest rugby clubs in the world play off in a fantastic tournament./ It’s one of a kind and only happens […]
Last Thursday I went to the #SBS Winners Event 2013 at the ICC Birmingham. I had several attempts at tweeting @TheoPaphitis my business. I used the all important hashtag #SBS during the time slot 5-7:30pm on a Sunday. At last I won the coveted RT from Theo Paphitis to his 400,000 plus followers. My winning […]
Every so often I decide to paint a subject which is different to my usual repertoire. Sometimes it can be very personal. “The Response” is a recent painting that has a number of meanings but rather than me explain them all in this post, I’ve decided to leave the viewer to have their own thoughts […]
Burnham Overy Mill was painted on location in Norfolk. It proved to be a mini inspirational homage to one of my painting heroes Edward Seago. Like Seago, I was captivated by the distinctive flat landscape and “big skies” punctuated by windmills, sailing vessels and trees. I would rise early in the morning before the family […]
“It’s a Big River” is an exhibition at my Studio & Gallery in Ponteland which is one of many events taking place throughout June across the region for the Festival of the North East. Over the last few months I’ve been painting various scenes of life on the River Tyne, from where the North […]
Paintings of Grandchildren feature in my Spring Exhibition. It starts Saturday 13th April at my Studio & Gallery in Ponteland. It finishes Sunday 28th April. The exhibition will feature a number of new figurative paintings. This includes these two new original watercolours of two of my grandchildren. Ewan can be seen “Looking for Crabs” […]
On 20th October 2012 Durham School 1st XV played Ampleforth College. It’s one of the biggest rugby fixtures the school plays. I was there to record the game in this new limited edition print, in respect of Noel Shearing who the game is played in memory of. There are only 34 prints available. This was […]
Preview Weekend My Christmas Exhibition Preview weekend 9-11th November was very well attended with plenty of sales. Star of the show was “Grey Street, Snow Shower” featuring the Theatre Royal. It received a good number of print orders. Despite the rising cost of stamps, there were still plenty of folk buying my new Christmas Cards […]
I had been asked to do some paintings of Omani doors as well as dhows so I spent a few hours wandering around getting reference and making sketchbook studies of these Arabian vessels. I’ve published a number of my paintings of Dhows as limited edition prints since then which have proved to be popular. Some of the sketchbook studies have also been published in my signed limited edition Sketchbook of Oman.