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Elements of this site were updated 9th Oct. 2011 Welcome back to existing customers and a very warm hello to new visitors. We hope you will enjoy your visit to the site. 2012 CALENDAR - LATEST PROJECT ! • Why not take a closer look at my Gardens and Flowers Calendar for 2012. This features photographs taken at an Open Gardens event earlier in the year. Download a flyer/order form to see all pictures and buy at £8.50 when delivered locally LATEST ARTWORK ! • Click this link to view my most recently completed artwork of Abbots Ripton Church. This web site shows a range of work by Birmingham-born artist John Twinning which is now available to buy as a series of high quality giclée prints and greetings cards. The prints are window mounted and ready for framing. These make ideal gifts or presents for many occasions as well as being beautiful and collectable pieces in their own right. Open the door to the Gallery and view a range of beautiful images inside....you won't be disappointed! The prints featured cover a range of subject areas and most of the images are available as mounted prints ready for framing and greetings cards (cards sold in packs of five of the same image - card size approximately 10.5 x 15 cms). Subject areas featured in The Gallery :- Animal Portraiture & Nature Beach/Seascapes and Boats Topographical Studies (such as scenic (landscapes/townscapes) Churches & Cathedrals There are also two commissioned series :- Lee Abbey, Devon and Queen's College, Oxford. Commissions John is always pleased to discuss ideas for commissioned work with new clients and without obligation. Please feel free to e-mail your enquiry or to telephone the number detailed at the bottom of this page for an informal discussion. You can find out a little bit more about commissioning a picture on the How to commission an artwork page. You might also like to view some Customer Testimonials. Online Payment: Please note that you do not need to have a PayPal account to purchase from this site.  With PayPal you can make your purchase using a wide range of credit and debit cards. Look out for the 'Add to cart' buttons on Gallery pages and elsewhere. (None of your credit card details will be passed to us.) To pay by cheque, please download an 'Order Form'. News Updates and Work in Progress NEW CLOSE-UP FACILITY ADDED TO SITE ! Look out for the links directly underneath individual pictures. My latest works are of Cambridgeshire villages : a speculative painting of Abbots Ripton church italic:(See at top of page)]and a second commissioned painting of Holywell (See picture immediately below), which was completed in late 2010.  Prints of this painting, 'Reflections of Holywell' can be purchased from the gallery area. Details of how I went about painting this piece are given in the Work in Progress page.  Before you ask....NO, This is NOT a photograph! It is in fact a stunning painting by John Twinning, in his almost photorealistic style. John completed this painting of the beautiful golden retriever, Molly in 2009. Prints of 'Molly's Portrait' are available from the Gallery area of the site. Many people, having viewed this print, have commented on how the personality of the animal has really been captured as well as on John's self-evident abilities as a pet portrait artist. If you would like to commission your own animal portrait, please have a look at the the Pet Portraits page and also the Commissions page of the site. A Work in Progress page has been added which looks at my current and most recent commissions including how I went about painting the above animal portrait. There's also more information about the picture below which was completed in early 2010.  My first commissioned painting of Holywell features the Parish Church in Spring time. Prints of St. John the Baptist church, Holywell, Cambridgeshire are now available to purchase from the gallery area.  Prints of John's painting 'Low Tide' are available to purchase from the gallery area. This painting was selected for exhibition and sold at the preview of the prestigious 2008 Royal Watercolour Society & Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. The Royal Watercolour Society (who were co-sponsors of the competition), represents the finest watercolour painting in Britain. A number of other projects have kept me from working on a series of photographs taken on a trip to Paris in 1983.  However, prints of the first image in the series (left) 'Street Musician, Montmartre, Paris, 1983' are available to purchase in the Topographical section of the Gallery. Feedback / Suggestions for Subject Matter I would be very interested to hear your feedback. Your comments about the site and content are appreciated, (be they good or bad). Alternatively, you might want to consider suggesting general subject areas for paintings which might then be included in the Gallery at some future date. Please e-mail your thoughts to: * See footnote. How to Order You can buy on line by clicking on one of the 'buy' buttons (and using PayPal); or by downloading the order form to pay by cheque. Print Signing  Prints with a limited run are signed in the bottom right hand border underneath the picture, as in the example shown here. If you would prefer your print to be unsigned/ un-numbered, please make this known when you place your order. You can add a note about this either in the 'Special Instructions to Merchant' box on the PayPal website or on your printed order form if paying by cheque.How is the work produced? As you can see from the image at the top right of the page, John's painting & drawing style verges on the photo-realistic and many hours of painstaking and meticulous work (often using very fine brushes) go into every one of his pieces of work. His chosen medium for most work is the water-based paint, gouache. Pencil drawings also feature strongly. Where to buy on the high street You can purchase John's work from a number of independent high street retailers and a full list can be found on the Retail Suppliers page of this site. Not all the suppliers mentioned carry stock at the current time. Please ring first to check on availability of my work. John Twinning contact details e-mail : telephone : 01543 670172 in writing to : 9 Gilwell Road, Cannock Wood, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 4RQ. *Footnote: It may not be possible to respond to every feedback e-mail received. Also, suggestions received for painting subjects would not in any way be deemed to be the basis of any contractual obligation on the part of the artist; unless a specific agreement has been made in writing to paint a commissioned piece of work for an individual at an agreed price. |
Elsworth Parish Church, Cambridgeshire  Click here to zoom in on the detail of this picture Original - gouache on paper © John Twinning 1994 & 2010
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