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Angel Watching Angel Watching Oil on Linen Canvas 18″ x 24″ inchesSold .

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UK Oil Painter specialising in figurative work. Developing 2026 Collection. Available for gallery representation.

Painting the gap. My work inherently relies on na

Painting the gap.

My work inherently relies on narrative gaps. By leaving a portion of the story unsaid, I invite viewers to actively engage with the canvas, allowing their own minds to conjure the missing piece, the twenty seconds leading up to the moment depicted.

'1955' oil on canvas (50x50cm)

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Absolutely thrilled to share some exciting news!

Absolutely thrilled to share some exciting news!

I am delighted to announce that my work has been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026.

To have my work chosen for such an iconic, historic show alongside so many incredible artists is an absolute honour. A huge thank you to the committee and judges.

The exhibition runs at the RA, Burlington House, from 16th June to 23rd August.

If you happen to visit, please keep an eye out for the work 'What we see before us'.

#summerexhibition #2026 #burlingtonhouse #artscene #buxtonart #buxton #manchestermuseumandartgallery

What's in production in the studio? All of my oil

What's in production in the studio? All of my oil paintings have a planning stage.

Mapping out compositions in charcoal, followed by oil sketches to develop the colour palette of the final work.

Here, Lautrec's wonderful painting of Carmen Gaudin (1885) appears on the rear wall behind my sitter.

#oilpainting #buxton #manchester #2026

#contemporarypainting #fineart #artcollector #artdealer #galleryartist #curatedart #artcontemporain #emergingartist #toulouselautrec

Recently completed as part of the 2026 gallery col

Recently completed as part of the 2026 gallery collection.

Second Horizon lies between waking and dreaming, between the land and the sea.

It is the gap between two versions of ourselves, between the conscious and unconscious, between land and sea. And between the versions of ourselves.

This painting was created in response to this second horizon.

Oil on Canvas 60cm x 45cm

#buxton #highpeak #derbyshire #manchester #oilpainting #fineart

Recently Longlisted for the Jackson Art Prize 2026

Recently Longlisted for the Jackson Art Prize 2026. Oil on canvas.
Part of a growing collection for 2026

Having spent several years living in a house on the cliffs overlooking a northern sea, I often draw on the experience of the light and changing moods of the coast.

This particular work drew its starting point from Virginia Woolf’s novel ‘To the Lighthouse’, and its themes of life, loss, time passing, and transcendence.

#coast #figurativeart #oilpainting #virginiawoolf #buxton

I am delighted to announce that one of my works ha

I am delighted to announce that one of my works has been Shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Arts 2026.

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has been held annually without interruption since 1769. And is the world's oldest open-submission exhibition.

The final round of judging is currently underway. I am currently keeping which work of mine that has been shortlisted - under wraps.

#RA2026 #summer #royalacademy #painting #oils #steveallen #fineart #buxton

What is on the easel today? #oil #wip #workinprog

What is on the easel today? #oil #wip #workinprogress #canvas #sea #air #elements #painting #buxtonartist

Varnish Day! After a few months of drying, three w

Varnish Day!
After a few months of drying, three works are ready to varnish. The curing of the paint as it dries means blacks become flat, and colours lose their depth.
The varnishing process brings back the original depth and vibrancy of oil colours.
#varnish #oilvarnish #oilpainting #varnishday #originaloils #fineart

what is on my easel today …..preparatory charcoa

what is on my easel today …..preparatory charcoal and oil sketches for a new painting. Establishing composition, light and colour palette before starting a major new series.

#newyorkcool #newyork. #jazz #cool #love #highsmith #oils #oilpainting #art #canvas

Reaching its completion on the easel this week...

Reaching its completion on the easel this week...
60x45 oil on linen canvas.

#figurativenarrative #figurative #narrative #painting
#tolstoy #winter #1900 #love #oilpainting

What is on my easel at the moment? Work in progre

What is on my easel at the moment?
Work in progress.

#oilpainting #narrative #figerstive #art

Oil on wooden panel (60cmx80cm) Yabusame is a tra

Oil on wooden panel (60cmx80cm)

Yabusame is a traditional Japanese archery performed while riding a horse; when not performed in battle, the art was also practised at Shinto shrines as a form of worship or asking deities for good fortune.

Traditionally a guarded male preserve, women in Japan now excel at this art.

#yabusame #japan #archery #sea #painting #shintoshrine

While staying in the Bastille district of Paris in

While staying in the Bastille district of Paris in 2008, an angel looked out of our window.

'Angel Watching' oil on canvas 18x24 inches.

#paris #oils #bastille #angels #angel #wings

While passing the Manchester Art Gallery recently,

While passing the Manchester Art Gallery recently, I called in to see an old friend.

Illusions, oil on canvas.

Painted by the incredible Annie Swynnerton, who was born in Manchester in 1844.

@mcrartgallery
#Swynnerton #annieswynnerton #oils #preraphaeliteart #femaleartist #manchester #gallery

I am pleased to be profiled in this month's Contem

I am pleased to be profiled in this month's Contemporary Art magazine Artist Closeup.

Issue 25 is now in print.

#paintings #contemporaryart #art
#artmagazines

It was a pleasure to visit the Vallum Gallery at T

It was a pleasure to visit the Vallum Gallery at The Cumbria Institute of the Arts this week to view the 60 exhibition. The exhibition runs until the 6th of December.

#painting #oilpainting #somo #vallumgallery #Cumbria #gallery #icon #knight #eagle #paladin #originalartworks

Yabusame is a traditional Japanese archery perform

Yabusame is a traditional Japanese archery performed while riding a horse; when not performed in battle, the art was also practised at Shinto shrines as a form of worship or asking deities for good fortune.

Traditionally a guarded male preserve, women in Japan now excel at this art.

#yabusame #oilpainting #art #archer #femalearchery #japan #shinto

I am very proud to have this work on display as pa

I am very proud to have this work on display as part of the Cumbria Institute of the Arts exhibition.

The Arts@60 exhibition runs until the 6th of December 2024 at the Vallum Gallery, Carlisle.

(oil on wooden panel 60x60)

#oilpainting #joanofarc #vigil #knight #icon #eagle #cumbria #artoftheday

What is on the easel? Kyūdō. Work in progress. #

What is on the easel? Kyūdō. Work in progress. #oilpainting #japanese #archery #art

Even statues have secrets. Painting in progress. #

Even statues have secrets. Painting in progress. #statue #whisper #oilpainting #canvaspainting

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