Helen Fay

Helen Fay, Shakespeare, Limited Edition Print, Dog Art, Affordable Art

2016

Brodie Standing by Helen Fay [08] Limited Edition Etching , hand printed on Hanemulle etching paper Edition number edition size 75 Image size: H:30.5 cm x W:51 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:45 cm x W:64 cm x D:.15cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look This is a handmade and hand printed etching. An old friend of mine, Brodie the Scottish Terrier. He was a regular at the shows and a wonderful character. Animals have always been at the heart of my work. I find the form, movement and behaviour of the creatures I draw a source of limitless fascination. I love the idea of them watching me, watching them as I draw. I hope my appreciation of the sentience and character of the animals I draw comes across in my work. Over my career I have drawn everything from primates to penguins, dogs, ostriches and even an echidna. These days dogs are my main focus, mostly because I adore dogs but also because they are such an integral part of life. I am delighted by the theory that humans and dogs co evolved, we wouldn’t be what we are without them and vice versa. I try to pare my images down to a balanced simplicity that directs attention to the subject of the picture. I try to balance the subject and the space it occupies, giving each equal importance. Light is hugely important to my work, I imagine my subject in three dimensions as I draw and the light describes the musculature and texture that gives the drawing it’s presence and grounds it in the picture. I aim to capture a pause, a moment where whatever I draw looks like it could wander off or leap up any minute. My influences include Japanese prints, Chinese and Japanese brush drawing and the European artists who were influenced by Japan. I am really excited by composition, by artists like Bonnard and Leon...

Guy Allen French Gold Image size: 25cm x 30cm Approximate size when framed: 45cm x 50cm Etching and Gold Leaf on Paper Please note the price is for the unframed original etching. Ple...

Izzy, a charming characterful terrier stands alert, holding her ball in her mouth. Colour etching hand made and printed by the artist. Helen Fay's art for sale online and in our gall...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Dog by Mychael Barratt [2021] limited_edition Silkscreen print on paper Edition number 100 Image size: H:21.5 cm x W:21.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:38 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Leonardo da Vinci's Dog is a limited edition silkscreen print by Mychael Barratt. The work reference's Leonardo da Vinci's old masters artwork: Lady with an Ermin. Barratt's interpretation of da Vinci's famed work is highly accurate and playful with the addition of a dachshund. The piece is part of Mychael Barratt's Artist Dogs and Cats series - all works in this series are really playful and make wonderful diptych's and triptych's for those interested in history of art and the merging of contemporary practice with the history of art. Mychael Barratt was born in Toronto, Canada, however, considers himself to be a Londoner since arriving for what was supposed to be a two-week stay thirty years ago. He is a narrative artist whose work is steeped in imagery relating to art history, literature, theatre and everything else that overfills his bookshelves. He was an artist in residence for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre...

William Sommer (American, 1867-1949) Tyrannus, c. 1935 Watercolor and pen and ink on paper Signed lower right 7.5 x 9.5 inches 16 x 18 inches, framed William Sommer is seen as a ke...

The Dog is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published i...

The Dog is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper, realized by Paul Gervais (1816-1879). The artwork is from The Series of "Les Trois Règnes de la Nature", and was published i...

oil and gold leaf on wood panel