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Mike Ellis Paintings

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Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his love of wabi-sabi prompted his prize-winning dissertation about the Japanese Samurai . Mike currently works as a secondary school and adult education art teacher, and regularly engages in community outreach programs throughout Kent; South-East England. His work has been shown in exhibitions and competitions including ‘The National Open Art Competition’, ‘Images: the Best of Contemporary British Illustration’ and at the world renowned ‘Affordable Art Fair’. Ellis says “My childhood in Norfolk, watching and rescuing birds and animals, collecting bones and digging up skulls, led to a continued fascination with the fragile and fleeting nature of birds; something that I strive to capture a reflection of in these paintings. Imagery is combined with an assortment of inspiration and ideas to lend a quiet narrative or concept to each painting.” His work can be identified as belonging to one of two categories- ‘MURMURATIONS’ is an ongoing collection of work based around birds that takes its title from the name given to a large flock of Starlings where the individuals fly together with something resembling a single, collective consciousness.
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Artist: Mike Ellis
Seeker - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

Mike EllisSeeker - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal, 2023

$2,836

Seeker - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his love of wabi-sabi prompted his prize-winning dissertation about the Japanese Samurai . Mike currently works as a secondary school and adult education art...

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2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vanguard
Vanguard

Mike EllisVanguard, 2025

$2,836

Vanguard

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his l...

Category

2010s Modern Mike Ellis Paintings

Materials

Oil

New Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal
New Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

Mike EllisNew Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal, 2023

$2,836

New Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Voyager - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal
Voyager - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

Mike EllisVoyager - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal, 2024

$1,620

Voyager - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Tribute
The Tribute

Mike EllisThe Tribute, 2026

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The Tribute

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his l...

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2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

Materials

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Lost Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal
Lost Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

Mike EllisLost Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal, 2023

$2,836

Lost Horizons - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

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Volant - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal
Volant - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

Mike EllisVolant - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal, 2024

$1,620

Volant - Bird Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Garden, Botanical, Animal

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis is a prize winning, UK based artist who has exhibited across south and central England. He graduated in 2002 with a First Class Honours degree in Illustration, where his l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Helios II - Finch Bird in Flight with Gold Sun: Oil on Canvas
Helios II - Finch Bird in Flight with Gold Sun: Oil on Canvas

Mike EllisHelios II - Finch Bird in Flight with Gold Sun: Oil on Canvas, 2021

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Helios II - Finch Bird in Flight with Gold Sun: Oil on Canvas

By Mike Ellis

Located in London, GB

Mike Ellis: “My childhood in Norfolk, watching and rescuing birds and animals, collecting bones and digging up skulls, led to a continued fascination with the fragile and fleeting na...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Arrival - contemporary realistic flying bird rose grey background

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Arrival - contemporary realistic flying bird rose grey background

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Located in London, GB

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2010s Contemporary Mike Ellis Paintings

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Located in London, GB

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Find a wide variety of authentic Mike Ellis paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mike Ellis in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Mike Ellis paintings, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Clive Meredith, Leila Godden UA, and Steven Gandhi. Mike Ellis paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $358 and tops out at $2,836, while the average work can sell for $2,090.

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