"Horses, Pontypool" Oil

"Horses, Pontypool" is painted in a wet in wet/alla prima technique achieving a more painterly effect while still keeping the realism. Pontypool is situated in the South Wales Valleys with beautiful countryside around it with some very enjoyable walks.

These Horses have spotted me walking along the woodland path, standing against the hill with a mist coming up and across from the valley. It is cloudy and a little cold, enough for 2 of the horses to have their blankets next to the hay feast laying about the ground.
There are patches of hay about the trodden field that has a texture to it picking up some highlights.

Postage:
My time is spent between Wales and Macedonia -spending 2 to 3 months a year in Wales (Pontypool my home town). It is likely that your painting will be sent from Macedonia with DHL who I have an account with and have been great to deal with.
To send art from Macedonia requires I get a ministry of culture document. I have been doing this for many years here, and usually takes 2 to 3 days to get it.
Although carriage to you is free, any charges incurred at customs - import duty, VAT and any other handling charge is the liability of the customer.

My art:
My business is in the U.K, and much of my inspiration comes from the U.K shores for my seascapes which I specialize in.
I have a background in portraiture and Illustration (college HND West Wales) so I like to paint various other subjects too including landscapes both in the studio and outdoors.
I paint most effectively with oils and acrylics, enjoying watercolour and drawing now and then, to throw in mixed media works also. I also enjoy experimenting with styles, though mainly I paint realistically.
I work mainly on canvas, but enjoy also panels which are quite useful for painting outdoors too.

About me:
My last college was HND design/wildlife Illustration part of Carmarthen college in 1994. Between then and 2003 I created various artworks including portraiture and murals, specializing in graphite pencil at that time.
In 2003 I began the process of learning to paint with oils and the subject of J Class yachts under the guidance of an excellent artist for 2 years. Soon after those 2 years I began to exhibit my seascape art in the U.K and Internationally. I have never stopped working with the sea until this day, my aim to simply get better at it, and to create more challenging scenes.