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Mediterranean View Across the Rooftops, Oil on Board Painting by John Copnall

1954

Adrian Daintrey was born in Balham, London on 23 June 1902, the youngest of three children of Ernest Daintrey, a solicitor and his wife Lucy Mary (née Blagdon). He was educated at Ch...

Tom Harford Thompson was born in Amersham in 1964. He trained as a pattern cutter at London College of Fashion, before going on to study a BA in Art History at Manchester School of A...

Tim Woolcock was born in Lancashire, though his family originates from St Just-in-Penwith in Cornwall, where the artist spent many summers. He now lives part of the year on his farm in County Carlow, Ireland, where his studio is located. Between 1963 and 1970 Tim attended Arnold School in Blackpool and regularly visited the Grundy Art Gallery in the town. In 1971, he began his studies in to study Philosophy and Art at the Roehampton Institute, University of London. After graduating, Tim stayed in London to teach for twelve years. Tim's painting clearly shows his inspiration from Modern British painters, particularly the traditions of the 1950s and St Ives Schools. As with landscape painters of the earlier twentieth century, such as Paul Nash and Evelyn Dunbar, Tim's landscapes have a somewhat mystical quality and at times approach abstraction. The simplicity and geometry found in work of the St Ives School - so important to the development of Modern British art - is a particular inspiration, with artists such as Patrick Heron, William Scott and Ben Nicholson being most key in his development, though Tim's paintings have a strength and clarity all their own. A knowledge of Zen and understanding of the natural world is reflected in his work, 'I have been greatly influenced by Zen writers, some who have said that the real aim of art is purposeless - not to be confused with a nihilistic approach - in 'Zen and The...

Ffiona Lewis was born in London but grew up in Devon, now dividing her time between her studios near the River Debden in Suffolk and London. She studied at the Polytechnic of Central...

PLEASE NOTE: The painting will be shipped without frame. The framing option is available on request with additional shipping costs. Spring awakens life very quickly and the floweri...

These newly planted apple trees bloom pink in the spring. Now they have grown and changed a lot. And in 2014, apple trees had just begun to take root in Kolomenskoye Park near the wo...

I love this garden in the park. Walking there, you forget about the flow of time, and in the spring, at the time of flowering, when the apple trees try on a white wedding dress, your...

In this vibrant fusion of acrylic and oil, I've explored the serene yet dynamic life of a lone gondolier against a chaotic backdrop that captures the essence of motion and emotion. T...