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John Silver
John was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire England 1959 and has been painting for as log as he can remember. John began working as a commercial artist after leaving college with a B.A. (Hons) degree in 1984.His first full time job was a photographic retoucher with a top Manchester graphic and photographic agency - this was to last only one year as he really wanted to pursue his wildlife painting career. In 1985, John became a professional illustrator and freelance retoucher specialising in fantasy air-brush illustrations. These took the form of many computer magazine and game covers. At the same time he was studying the different painting techniques of the old masters, his favorite being Da Vinci, Titian, Rembrandt, Turner and Constable. In order to discover as much as possible about techniques he would painstakingly copy selected paintings, some of them taking as long as eight months to complete. John Silver's constant love throughout has been to paint wildlife and he takes every opportunity to study and observe animals in their natural environment. In 1994 he spent some time in the company of world renowned wildlife artists John Seerey-Lester and Alan Hunt, the knowledge that he gained from them at this time proved invaluable. Since then he has spent time exhibiting and collecting reference at many Game Fairs throughout the country which has resulted in him producing his working dog series of paintings. All of these influences over the years are now apparent in his highly detailed yet atmospheric originals which are proving extremely collectable. John Silver was awarded the 1998 "Best New Published Artist" Awarded by the Fine Art Trade Guild. Dogs have always played an important role in John’s life. He has two black Labradors of his own which are the source of much of his inspiration, John studies their movements and habits very closely. He feels that in order to paint a good picture of a dog, one must get into its mind and almost ‘become’ the animal; to know how a dog thinks and behaves is enormously important. It is this innate knowledge of dogs that makes John’s images so highly sought after mainly because he is able to capture the personality of the dog. His technique over the years has evolved from an illustrative and almost photographic technique to a much looser and painterly style. John’s driving obsession and burning desire has always been to improve with each painting, and although it has been hard work, John has enjoyed every minute of it. |
John Silver Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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Spring Water by John Silver. No text for this item |
Jailhouse Rock by John Silver. No text for this item |
Forever Friends by John Silver A pair of black labradors. |
Only the Lonely by John Silver No text for this item |
The Key Suspect by John Silver No text for this item |
The Last Biscuit by John Silver No text for this item |
Follow the Bouncing Ball by John Silver SOLD OUT |
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