Thursday 31 December 2009

No.107 Walmer Castle


This is painting No.107 entitled, "Walmer Castle near Dark" painted about 10 days ago, whilst i sat in my freezing painting room listening to more Doctor Who audio Cds.This castle in Kent,England is only a couple of miles from my house and i was a regular visitor on sticky summer school trips.
This was sold on ebay to Cardiff,Wales.

Monday 14 December 2009

No.106 Leicester Cathedral


This is painting No.106 entitled, "Dusk at Leicester Cathedral" which i began painting last night,after eating a delicious pasta dish which my wife prepared for me.I then watched some episodes of Series 3 of the american Superhero series, "Heroes" starring Ali Larter and Jack Coleman.I watched episodes which ended with the one called "Villains".Today, i ventured up to my painting room and completed it whilst listening to part 1 of a Doctor Who audio cd called "Feast of the Drowned".
This was sold on ebay to Hampshire,England.

Thursday 10 December 2009

No.105 Wormwood Scrubs


This is painting No.105 entitled, "Dusk at Wormwood Scrubs" which i painted this afternoon.This is of course the prison in London,England which has housed a vast array of unsavoury characters throughout time, and more recently,Pete Doherty, former member of the band The Libertines.I went around the town and purchased some white tights for my son's christmas school play, and some more canvases.I ventured home and had a cup of PG Tips and went up to my painting room and painted this whilst listening to Parts 1 & 2 of the Doctor Who audio cds of the episode called "The Stone Rose".
This was sold on ebay to London,England.

Tuesday 8 December 2009

No.104 Oxford Natural History Museum


This is painting No.104 entitled, "Oxford Natural History Museum" which i began painting last night whilst listening to Rage Against The Machine's self titled album.I then had some Carlsberg beers and watched an episode of Doctor Who called, "The Shakespeare Code".Then today after taking my son to school i had a glass of tomato juice and toast and went up to my painting room and finished it whilst listening to Hank Williams.This was sold on ebay to Cambridge,Cambridgeshire.

Monday 7 December 2009

No.103 Souter Lighthouse


This is painting No.103 entitled, "Sunset at Souter Lighthouse" painted in December 2009.I got changed into my painting clothes (Superhero pyjama bottoms and an old blue jumper) and after eating my way through the roast dinner my wife had cooked for me, i ventured up to my painting room with the rain pouring down the windows outside and painted this whilst listening to albums "Iowa" by Slipknot and Alice in Chains performing their 1996 MTV Unplugged Performance.Rock music really releases the manic Van Gogh in me.
This was sold on ebay to Glasgow,Scotland.

No.102 Tintern Abbey


This is painting No.102 entitled, "Tintern Abbey near Dark" which i painted in Decmber 2009.I had some butter on toast and a cup of tea (PG Tips,Naturally) and ventured up to my painting room and painted this whilst listening to the albums, "Take a look in The Mirror" by Korn and "Appetite for Destruction" by Guns 'n' Roses.This was sold on ebay to Swansea,Wales.

No.101 Deal Pier


This is painting No.101 entitled, "Dusk at Deal Pier" painted in December 2009.I took my son off to school for his trip to Canterbury Cathedral, and then walked home in appalling weather, and painted this whilst listening to George Formby.I then went downstairs and fed my devillishly delightful Golden Labrador Puppy,Timmy.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.100 Windsor Castle


This is painting No.100 entitled, "Windsor Castle near Dark" painted in November 2009.Again, this Castle was appallingly burned several years ago, and the fiery sky hints at it's troubled past.
This was sold on ebay to Glasgow,Scotland.

No.99 Folsom Prison


This is painting No.99 entitled, "Sunset at Folsom Prison" painted in November 2009.This is the infamous institution which Johnny Cash sang of.Here we have the sun going down on yet another day at this place where many people saw out their days.This was sold on ebay to Glasgow,Scotland.

No.98 The Viking Ship,Ramsgate


This is painting No.98 entitled, "The Viking Ship,Ramsgate" painted in November 2009.I visited this reproduction many times during my childhood, naively thinking it was authentic!.It was donated to Ramsgate,Kent in 1949 and i have captured it in burning,Radiant Kent glory.This was sold on ebay to Northamptonshire,England.

No.97 Barcelona Cathedral


This is painting No.97 entitled, "Barcelona Cathedral in Fiery Sky" painted in November 2009.This is probably my Favourite Cathedral outside of the UK, and here it is on a scorching spanish dusk or dawn.This was sold on ebay to Northamptonshire,England.

No.96 Area 51


This is painting No.96 entitled, "Dusk at Area 51" painted in November 2009.This is of course the highly clandestine Military base situated in the Nevada desert in the USA, i felt it deserved a brooding cloak of aerial sky.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.95 Fanad Lighthouse


This is painting No.95 entitled, "Fanad Lighthouse in Fiery Sky" painted in November 2009.This Beautiful Irish scene i captured with my usual furnace in the air.This was sold on ebay to Belfast,Ireland.

No.94 The Reichstag


This is painting No.94 entitled, "Dusk at The Reichstag" painted in November 2009.Undeniably, the fiery sky here is a reference to the fire which engulfed parts of the building in 1933.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.93 Dealey Plaza


This is painting No.93 entitled, "Sunrise at Dealey Plaza" which i did last month in November 2009.This of course is the infamous "Elm Street" upon which President John F.Kennedy was assassinated on whilst in his limousine on Friday November 22,1963.I tried to capture how beautiful the sunrise on that day in that place probably looked, with everyone oblivious to how horrifying it would turn out to be there.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.92 Dolbadarn Castle


This is painting No.92 entitled, "Dusk at Dolbadarn Castle" created in November 2009.This was inspired by Turner's painting of it, and i wanted to make a more contemporary,abstract view of it.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.91 The Great Wall of China


This is painting No.91 entitled, "The Great Wall of China near Dark" painted in November 2009.This wall seems a metaphor for life, it's long road of ups and downs and struggle.The Fiery sky seems to fit the passion,striving and tenacity of this.This was sold on ebay to Devon,England.

No.90 Disneyland


This is painting No.90 entitled, "Sunrise at Disneyland,Florida" painted in November 2009.I tried to create this in the most naive child like way possible, it being appropriate of course, the haven of euphoria for kiddies the planet over.This was sold on ebay to Glasgow,Scotland.

Sunday 6 December 2009

No.89 Glastonbury Tor


This is painting No.89 entitled, "Dusk at The Glastonbury Tor" painted in November 2009.This reminds me of when i attended the Glastonbury music festival in the year 2000 and watched the likes of David Bowie perform.The Tor is visible from there, and this is the sun going down on one of those burning summer evenings.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.88 Notre Dame Cathedral


This is painting No.88 entitled, "Notre Dame Cathedral near Dark" painted in November 2009.This is one of my favourite pieces of French architecture, the fiery sky makes me yearn for the sight of a tormented Quasimodo ! This was sold on ebay to Glasgow,Scotland.

No.87 The Capitol Building


This is painting No.87 entitled, "The Capitol Building in Fiery Sky" which i did in November 2009.I delight in using this blend of colour, it never bores me.This can be Dawn or Dusk,depending on whether your mood is one of optimism or not.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

Saturday 5 December 2009

No.86 Dungeness Lighthouse


This is painting No.86 entitled, "Dungeness Lighthouse near Dark" painted in October 2009.I recall visiting it on a school trip and just had to artistically capture it.This was sold on ebay to Bramley,West Yorkshire,England.

No.85 Cairnburn


This is painting No.85 entitled, "Cairnburn" painted in October 2009.This was a commissioned piece of a beautifully rustic home.This was sold on ebay to Edinburgh,Scotland.

No.84 The Temple Mount


This is painting No.84 entitled, "Dusk at Temple Mount" painted in October 2009.Jerusalem's stunning temple captured in a scorching evening light.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.83 The Hoover Dam


This is painting No.83 entitled, "Sunset at The Hoover Dam" painted in October 2009.There is a strange connection here with the fiery sky and the dam preventing the access of water.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.82 Eton College


This is painting No.82 entitled, "Eton College in Fiery Sky" painted in October 2009.Again, fiery skies here pertain to the burning desire for learning surounding the building.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.81 The Coliseum


This is painting No.81 entitled, "Sunset at The Coliseum" painted in October 2009.This fiery Italian piece conjures notions of passionate battle and performance within.This was sold on ebay to Perthshire and Kinross,Scotland.

Friday 4 December 2009

No.80 The Queen Mary


This is painting No.80 entitled, "The Queen Mary,California" painted in October 2009.This was sold on ebay to Perthshire and Kinross,Scotland.

No.79 Loch Ness


This is painting No.79 entitled, "Loch Ness near Dark" which i did in October 2009.This Scottish piece of paradise is captured in darkening glow, which, like many Loch Ness photographs has one looking for it's famous monster, in an almost "Where's Wally?" kind of way.This was sold on ebay to Worthing,West Sussex,England.

No.78 The Acropolis


This is painting No.78 entitled, "Sunset at The Acropolis" painted in October 2009.This Greek marvel was perfect subject matter for me, if anything deserves a fiery blood red sky, it's a ruin haunting us with Greek tragedy.This was sold on ebay to Worthing,West Sussex,England.

No.77 The Pentagon


This is painting No.77 entitled, "Dusk at The Pentagon" painted in October 2009.Again, an aerial view seemed most apt, and the building itself almost appears extra-terrestrial.This was sold on ebay to Edinburgh,Scotland.

No.76 Deal Castle


This is painting No.76 entitled, "Sunrise at Deal Castle" painted in September 2009.The first piece in my series of a local landmark in my home town.This was sold on ebay to Perthshire and Kinross,Scotland.

No.75 Arc De Triomphe


This is painting No.75 entitled, "The Arc De Triomphe near Dark" painted in September 2009.This was sold on ebay to Edinburgh,Scotland.

No.74 The Neverland Ranch


This is painting No.74 entitled, "Dusk at The Neverland Ranch" painted in September 2009.This was of course the home of the late music icon Michael Jackson, whom died of a drug induced heart attack earlier this year.Dusk seemed suitable, as metaphorically, the sun was going down not just over Neverland, but down in terms of Jackson's mortality.This was sold on ebay to Edinburgh,Scotland.

No.73 Brighton Pier


This is painting No.73 entitled, "Brighton Pier in Fiery Sky" painted in September 2009.I have given the pier an oddly inaccurate frontal angle, which borders on surrealism.This was sold on ebay to Oxfordshire,England.

No.72 The Golden Gate Bridge


This is painting No.72 enetitled, "The Golden Gate Bridge" painted in September 2009.A primitive piece, I like the symbolic nature of bridges, of union,connection, beginnings and endings.This was sold on ebay to Wiltshire,England.

No.71 Richborough Power Station


This is painting No.71 entitled, "Richborough Power Station" painted in September 2009.This Kent power station is an iconic image of my personal childhood, which encouraged my infantile perception of it here.This was sold on ebay to Perthshire and Kinross,Scotland.

No.70 The Kremlin


This is painting No.70 entitled, "The Kremlin at Sunset" painted in September 2009.The colours here seem appropriate, the red and yellow reminding one of the Russian flag, and the passionate red for the turbulence of Russia's communist past.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.69 The Needles


This is painting No.69 entitled, "Dusk at The Needles" painted in September 2009.This natural vista on The Isle Of Wight, is something i couldn't resist putting on canvas.This was sold on ebay to Oxfordshire,England.

No.68 Harrod's


This is painting No.68 entitled, "Sunset at Harrod's,London" Painted in September 2009.Al Fayed's department store during the onset of evening, with the metaphorical fiery sky of competitive commerce.This was sold on ebay to Shropshire,England.

No.67 The Empire State Building


This is painting No.67 Entitled, "The Empire State Building in Fiery Sky" painted in August 2009.This was sold on ebay to Edinburgh,Scotland.

No.66 The Globe Theatre


This is painting No.66 entitled, "Dusk at The Globe Theatre,London" painted in August 2009.Built in 1599, The fiery sky to me conjures visions of London's 1666 Great fire.This was sold on ebay to New South Wales,Australia.

Thursday 3 December 2009

No.65 Alcatraz


This is painting No.65 entitled, "Sunrise at Alcatraz" painted in August 2009.This notorious prison was finally closed in 1963, and housed many infamous inmates including the "Birdman of Alcatraz" and Gangster Al Capone, imprisoned there in 1931 for Tax evasion.This was sold on ebay to Kent,England.

No.64 The Eden Project


This is painting No.64 entitled, "The Eden Project,Cornwall" painted in August 2009.I like the paradox with this piece, as the project itself is intending to represent all that is botanical and organic, whereas these structures look, clinical and futuristically sterile.The fiery sky relates to harming the environment with mass burning.This was sold on ebay to Kent,England.

No.63 The Taj Mahal


This is painting No.63 and is entitled, "Sunset at The Taj Mahal" painted in August 2009.I have captured a hot sleepless indian evening, with a hint of my usual architectural inaccuracies.This was sold on ebay to Edinburgh,Scotland.

No.62 Wembley Stadium


This is painting No.62 entitled, "Wembley Stadium in Fiery Sky" painted in August 2009.I like the fiery sky as it represents the passionate competitiveness of Sport.It's first sporting event took place in 1923, a football match between West Ham and Bolton Wanderers.This was sold on ebay to Gouzon,France.

No.61 Sydney Opera House


This is painting No.61 entitled, "Sydney Opera House near Dark" painted in June 2009.Opened by The Queen in 1973, i have made it resemble some kind of lonely island, or an obscure sea urchin.This was sold on ebay to Nottinghamshire,England.

No.60 The White House


This is painting No.60 entitled, "Dusk at The White House" painted in June 2009.This is actually the frontal view of the building,however most people seem more familiar with it's rear view.For me, the burning sky represents the burning thoughts of a president, sitting, pondering on what action to take, as they have done of course for decades and decades.This was sold on ebay to London,England.

No.59 Highgate Cemetery


This is painting No.59 entitled, "Highgate Cemetery near Dark" painted in June 2009.This London cemetery which contains the grave of Karl Marx and countless other famous cadavers was given a very basic treatment by me, i avoided detail however i like the fact i brighten the morbid feeling the entrance gives you.This was sold on ebay.

No.58 The Eiffel Tower


This is painting No.58 entitled, "The Eiffel Tower in Fiery Sky" painted in June 2009.I like the sense of distance i achieved with this piece which sometimes can be tricky to perfect if you want the painting to have that feeling of majesty.For me this painting conjures up visions of the tragic death of Franz Reichelt who leapt to his demise from the tower in 1912 wearing what he believed was a coat that would also act as a parachute.This was sold on ebay to Devon,England.