I took the reference photographs at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 2017. I was drawn to this composition because of the dramatic lines and the horse on the left taking control of the turn. It is painted on Di-bond aluminium sheet 90 x 90cm. Original available for sale £950 Limited edition prints £100 Greeting cards £2.50
I was introduced to the idea of painting on aluminium by Ashley Bestbier in 2013 but when I tried it I did not get along with the feel of the paint skidding over the surface. This is my first effort since then and I’ve adapted my techniques to take into account the difficulties with the surface. Available for sale £950 …
The ponies were painted from reference photographs taken at Hickstead and the background from my imagination. Available for sale £500 Limited edition prints £100 Greeting cards £2.50
This pair were competing at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 2016 where I had a trade stand and took the opportunity to spectate ate the Side Saddle competition. It was a gloriously sunny day and I took numerous photographs as references, this being one of my favourites. I then imagined a scene that would suit the composition and …
This horse and rider were competing in a dressage competition at the Side Saddle Show, Addington Manor in August 2015. I was taking photographs and loved the overall appearance of movement and lightness, the horse appeared to float over the round. I wanted to capture this feeling and to put them into a natural setting, rather than an arena, and …
This is Sophie riding Ted from photographs I took during the Side Saddle Show at Addington Manor in August 2015. I’ve placed them on a woodland path based roughly on a Sir Alfred Munnings painting, “Marjory”. I’ve been looser with the background and sprayed turps onto the wet paint to get some wonderful shapes and patterns which I think has …
This beautiful lady and her magnificent horse were at the Annual Side Saddle Show at Addington Manor in August 2015. She was walking the horse on the lawn in front of the trade stands and I could not resist take a few photographs of her, I chose one of them to base this painting on. It’s my largest painting to …
Close up portrait of Sophie and Conspiracy Theory (Ted) from reference photographs I took in August 2015 at the National Side Saddle Show. I wanted to capture the beauty of Sophie, the presence Ted has all in a classic composition. Sold Limited edition prints £100 Greeting cards £2.50
Sophie won the National Side Saddle Show entry to the Horse of the Year Show at Addington and we had a photo shoot immediately after the competition. I have place Sophie and Ted on the lawn in front of the outside arenas. I was inspired by the work of Sir Alfred Munnings and used his free, loose painterly style on …
This was a joy to paint, it just seemed to flow perfectly and my final critique stage found only a few very minor things to adjust. The harmonising colour is sap green with highlights of Becky’s complexion and the pink strip on the HOYS T-Shirt. Sold