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Elements of this site were updated 28th August 2010. Welcome back to existing customers and a very warm hello to new visitors. We hope you will 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. Online Payment: Please note that you DO NOT need to have a PayPal account to purchase using PayPal on this site.  Purchases can be made by using a PayPal account (if you have one) or with 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'. Open the door to the Gallery and view a range of beautiful images inside....you won't be disappointed! The prints featured in the gallery 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. News Updates and Work in Progress My latest works are a speculative painting of Abbots Ripton church and a second commissioned painting of Holywell in Cambridgeshire. Both of the reference photos I am working from are shown below. More news on these will be available shortly on the the Work in Progress page.  Abbots Ripton Church in October 2009, my photographic reference for this on-going piece of work. The second Holywell picture (below) features one of the village's beautiful streets as the waters subside after a flood.  Holywell Village after a flood! Again, this is my reference photograph. Well actually it's a heavily photoshopped picture and I am not going to divulge ALL of it's secrets. A certain amount of airbrushing out has gone on as well as there being a number of figures added. The figure next to the boat in the foreground (right) is yours truly with a little hair of a slightly different colour added (not that you can make much out in a picture at this size!)  NO THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH! It is in fact one of John's most recently completed commissioned paintings, in his almost photorealistic style. John completed this painting of the beautiful golden retriever, Molly in late 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. 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 March.  This picture of Holywell Church is my most recently completed commission. Prints of Holywell church, 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 (then 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. 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.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 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. |
Trout Lodge (Cannock Chase, Staffordshire)  Original - gouache on paper © John Twinning 1992 & 2010 Next to a small tranquil pool on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire and not far from Castle Ring - an ancient iron age hill fort; sits this beautiful little house called trout lodge. I grew up very near to the edge of Cannock Chase and spent many a happy hour wandering through the Forestry Commission plantations just for the fun of exploring. Many years later, whilst searching for interesting subject matter for paintings, I chanced again upon this appealing view. Browse more images: Churches & Cathedrals | Topographical Studies  |
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