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Welcome back to existing customers and a very warm hello to new visitors. Enjoy your visit to the site. 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. Elements of this site were updated 1st March 2010 News Updates and Work in Progress  NO THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH! It is in fact the latest stunning painting by Artist John Twinning, in his photorealistic style. John has very recently completed his latest commission of the beautiful golden retriever, Molly. Prints of 'Molly's Portrait' are available immediately from the Gallery area of the site. Click the link to take you straight there. 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 is my current commission. Holywell Church, my current commission which is still in progress. I am now quite well advanced with this new and exciting commission and the painting, as it currently stands, is show (above left). This picture shows some of the original pencil sketch still apparent. There is quite a lot of work remaining to be done, but I am aiming to have this piece finished in a couple of months.  John's painting 'Low Tide' was selected for exhibition and sold at the preview of the prestigious 2008 Royal Watercolour Society & Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. The Royal Watercolour Society (new co-sponsor of the competition), represents the finest watercolour painting in Britain. 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. Prints and Ordering 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.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 below for an informal chat. How is the work produced? As you can see from the image opposite, 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. Visit the Gallery to view a range of beautiful images. The prints featured in the gallery section of this website cover a range of subject areas and all the images are available either as mounted prints ready for framing or as greetings cards (cards sold in packs of ten of the same image - card size approximately 10.5 x 15 cms). General areas featured are :- • Animal Portraiture & Nature • Beach/Seascapes and Boats • Topographical Studies (scenic landscapes & townscapes) • Churches and Cathedrals There are also two commissioned series: • Lee Abbey, Devon and • The Queen's College, Oxford. 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. 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. |
The Bridge & Chapel, St. Ives (Cambridgeshire) - Pencil Drawing  Original - pencil on paper © John Twinning 2005 & 2010 This is Cambridgeshire's St. Ives, not the the other St. Ives which has become perhaps more prominent due to the media attention lavished on its artistic community....oh and not to mention ...... the "beautiful quality of the light". Well for my money, this St. Ives has equal merit and may very well boast just as many artists. As for its light....well it's certainly a light which is just as impressive in my book; which is why I've painted quite a few pictures of this beautiful and picturesque Cambridgeshire town over the years. St. Ives sits approximately 10 miles north West of Cambridge, just off the A14. I lived near to St. Ives for about six months or so in 1989 in a village called Elsworth (more of which elsewhere on this site). I am led to believe that this spectacular bridge was damaged during the English civil war which meant that one of the arches had to be rebuilt. The River Great Ouse flows inexorably along with the parish church nestling in the background. More pictures of St. Ives to follow at a later date. I still exhibit work at the L'Bidi Studio gallery at nearby Abbots Ripton which has been supporting my artistic endeavours for over 20 years. Did you know that St. Ives is part of the Town Twinning initiative, being twinned with Stadtallendorf in Germany. Browse more images: Churches & Cathedrals | Topographical Studies  |