Commissioning a landscape painting is unknown territory for many people. So I’m writing this blog to take you ‘behind the scenes’ and show the whole process of commissioning your own landscape painting from start to finish. What the process involves and which choices you might make as the commissioner. This particular painting is being painted in the Swiss Alps.
As announced by La Côte journal this week in the article ‘making Constable Blush’, I open my first solo exhibition in Nyon, Switzerland. Bringing together all my landscapes, dating back from as early on as 2013, up to the present day.
The Swiss alps have enticed many landscape artists before me inspiring works, which in some cases have spanned throughout a painters whole life time. Switzerland and it’s stunning landscapes has produced many good landscape painters including Segantini and Ferdinand Holder. So now it’s my turn to follow in their snowy footsteps while I prepare for my next solo exhibition in Nyon next to Lake Geneva.
Winter Painting is right up my street, the outdoors and snow sports combined, so if there is an opportunity to go for a hike or a ski with my painting equipment in my backpack I’m there. These particular winter painting days came as a bonus though, with no travel needed it snowed right here on my doorstep!
This blog is about two journeys. Of Tim and his Life journey and the different stages of the my latest portrait painted for charity ‘Dystonia & I ; The Renaissance of Self’ and how it came about.
Gwyn Cole is a local film maker, originally from Zimbabwe. He studied in the US and now lives in Newtown, just down the road from my studio. He is incredibly passionate about what he does and I am very happy to present this short film which he was inspired to make about me following my dream to become an artist.
I’ve had this exciting portrait painting project in mind for a long time now. A painting of my Father ‘The Artist Blacksmith’. Working by the forge with the soft glow from the fire dancing around the room.
This month my student Jane and I are cast drawing and working through the steps toward painting a portrait from life.
A big thank you to everyone who came to sit for their ‘Alla Prima’ oil sketch following the open studio day last month.
This week I have had the pleasure of painting a portrait of Julia during the mornings. Then proceeding to teach her still life painting during the afternoons.
This week I have been finishing a Self Portrait I started a few weeks ago.
Inspired by my friend Henrietta at art school who was painting herself in motion I wanted to give it a go myself but with my own twist.
I am very happy to have a collection of my works currently on display at the Willow gallery in Oswestry for their annual ‘open exhibition’ alongside some other wonderful artists including Kay Boyce with her ink collection and artist in residence Karl Robinson.
It’s a huge privilege to have my painting of ‘Montgomery Town Crier’ hanging at the Welsh Assembly ‘Senedd’ in Cardiff this month.
I am greatly inspired by many of the plein air painters from the European impressionist period, so painting outdoors by the water is my way of following in their footsteps.
On Saturday 16th Daniel’s latest portrait painting, ‘Montgomery Town Crier’ was unveiled by the Town Mayor in the Montgomery Town hall.
Today we have been Visiting some of my landscape paintings in the Engelberg Tal museum. It's quite an honour to be included in this show and have my paintings hanging next to those of a popular Swiss artist Wilhelm Amrhein (1873- 1926) who also lived and painted in Engelberg. It's...
Read MoreThe 3rd short video so far, following the progress while I paint a portrait of Don from life, making best use possible of the barn as a small studio. this video covers sittings 4-6....
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