I am currently working on an Instagram based portrait project, as well as accepting commissions via this website. You can view or follow the dedicated portrait account here: https://www.instagram.com/portraitandfiguresketchbook/
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I’ve added three new paintings to my store – Hound Tor Dartmoor, Llanddewi from the Roman Camp, and Towards Llanbister from Llanddewi Roman Camp
Pleased to have some of my work on display at the Ardent Gallery ‘Local Landscapes – A one wall exhibition’ in Brecon. The exhibition runs from 24th March to the 7th April 2018.
From their Facebook page:
Over the next few weeks we have a one wall feature exhibition of Local Landscape artworks at Ardent Gallery. This Exhibition features original artwork by Meg Stevens, Mike Shiels, Dawn Harries, David Bellamy and many more! Come and have a browse!
All Enquiries: 01874 623333
info@ardentgallery.co.uk
The Bleddfa Centre is hosting their Christmas Crafts and Gifts Fair, from Sunday 3rd December at the Old School House Gallery. Featuring hand-crafted work by local artists including cards, decorations, ceramics, pottery, textiles, jewellery, and paintings. I’m featuring a number of my own landscape paintings.
The Fair is open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 5pm, from Sunday 3rd December until Friday 22nd December. and the Reading Room cafe will be serving hot drinks and festive treats!
The Bleddfa Centre is at Bleddfa, Nr Knighton, Powys, LD7 1PA, UK.
Beautiful autumnal colours on display across the Mid Wales landscape this month – rusty browns, deep reds and purples, which I’ve tried to capture in this recent painting of the Brecon Beacons.
Acrylic on board, 23cm x 23cm.
All work on this website is available for purchase, and if you’d like to buy this painting please click here to contact me for details.
I think Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year, though you can get pretty muddy trying to paint and sketch outdoors – particularly in Mid Wales! Here’s a page from one of my current sketchbooks (I’ve placed a card mount over the page to frame the picture), an acrylic and pencil painting of a local damp, woodland stream in November, from todays foray.
Location shot below:
All work on this website is available for purchase, and if you’d like to buy this painting please click here to contact me for details.
The wonderful Arvon Ale House in Llandrindod Wells are showing a selection of my recent landscape paintings. All paintings are for sale, so please pop along if you’d like to see my work, and enjoy the finest selection of ales in the area! Many of the paintings depict my favourite spots in Mid Wales and Powys – the Elan Valley near Rhayader, the hills around Llandrindod Wells, the Brecon Beacons and more.
Most paintings were started on location (plein air painting) and finished in the studio.
Arvon Ale House, Real Ale and Cider Pub, Temple St, Llandrindod Wells, Wales LD1 5DL
Telephone: 07477 627267
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/arvonalehouse/
It’s been a busy few months, and I’ve produced quite a few new landscape paintings. I’ve been back to one of my favourite spots – the waterfall at Nant Dolfolau, in the Elan Valley. A beautiful place, with dappled light and many levels of waterfall – if you’re brave enough to climb the slippery rocks!
The oil painting below depicts the lower level near to the roadside, and is framed and ready for sale! Please click here to buy this painting from my online store or click here to contact me for more details.
Mike Shiels is one of the many talented Artists currently exhibiting in our open exhibition. Mike Shiels was born in Essex but has spent most of his adult life living in mid Wales. Mike is a landscape painter and is very fortunate to be surrounded by some of the UK’s most beautiful scenery, he endeavours to reflect this through his artwork. He says: “I enjoy sketching outdoors, observing nature and creating a record of my experiences and painting “en plein air”. These either end up as finished pieces, or act as the basis for new studio pieces.”
Radnorshire landscape painting for sale. I painted this medium sized oil landscape last week, with a view across the Radnorshire hills in Powys from my favourite perch on to of Cefnllys hill fort.
Size 33x40cm (including frame).
If anyone is interested in purchasing this work please click here to contact me.
