Original Oil

Gary Sams

Gary is 44 years old and live in Alicante, Spain. He was born in Surrey and moved further South to Poole Dorset when he was 5 years old.
His earliest memories of Art was drawing dinosaurs and constantly making marks and scribbling on whatever he could find, which led his parents to buying him a set of paints, and he never looked back. So, crayons, chalk etc developed into pastels, posterpaints, then Oils, and then eventually watercolour.
When he turned 19, he attended the Arts Institute in Bournemouth from the year 1994-97 where he studied Illustration.
There Gary learned a variety of techniques and mediums, and gained a lot of experience, including 3 years of life drawing which he very much enjoyed.
However, whilst attending he discovered the Old Masters like Turner, John Singer Sargent, Edward Wesson etc and fell in love with Impressionism.
He soon discovered that light, shadow and a simplistic approach had a much more powerful impact than a painting that looks like a photograph.
Gary’s biggest aim in painting is to touch someone on a deeper more personal level and evoke a more powerful response much like a beautiful piece of music.
Painting is an enlightening and personal practice in Gary’s life, and he regards it as a form of meditation that keeps him in a "present state of mind"

Framed Originals

Brin Edwards

I have been fascinated by the appearance of birds for as long as I can remember � in fact one of my earliest memories is as a six year old drawing a picture of a Black Naped Oriole which I saw in our garden in Singapore. My parents moved there for a couple of years in the early sixties and the intense saturated colours of tropical birds had a huge impression on me. Making drawings of birds became an itch I had to scratch.
After studying Biology and Ecology at University I spent the next twenty years or so as a freelance illustrator producing work for many UK publishers and charities including the National Trust, The RSPB and The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
Nowadays I spend most of my time painting birds in oils with a looser more abstracted style than my precise illustration work. Here I�m trying to make bold statements and capture the essence of the birds rather than get bogged down in too much fussy detail.
The ideas for my pictures relate to direct observation and often a spit-second glimpse of a bird will set in motion an idea for a composition. Sometimes an image will arrive, fully formed in my head and will demand urgently to be resolved but often ideas will rattle around for some time before I commit them to canvas.
I also throw and decorate stoneware bowls with ceramic stoneware bowls decorated with birds which in turn are beginning to influence my painting style.
I�m very fortunate to live in and work in the beautiful Suffolk countryside and much of the inspiration for my paintings comes from close to home. I work from a straw bale studio which I also use as a classroom for my teaching courses.
I am a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists and exhibit at their annual exhibition in The Mall Galleries, London

Original Acrylic on Board.

Stuart Roper

Stuart sees the play of light as if refracted through a prism. He builds his compositions through gestural marks working in much the same way
as the Impressionists, creating compositions that dance on the canvas.�
Jenny Blyth Fine Art

Born in England and brought up in Scotland he studied design and illustration in Aberdeen, he is now based in the South of England.

He works in a variety of media including watercolour, gouache, acrylics and oils.

His paintings show the influence of the Scottish Colourists, yet he has a deep affinity with the English landscape. Since moving to the Welsh Marches in early 2018 his new work reflects his response to the beauty of the Welsh landscape. With work exhibited in a number of galleries throughout the UK and with paintings in many private collections, he has growing reputation that has attracted the attention of fine art buyers across the globe. Magdalen College, Oxford have recently purchased two pieces of his work for the their extensive collection of artworks.

In addition to painting, his practice includes illustration (mostly pen and ink) for a variety of applications from children�s books to maps and murals, and is much sought after as a teacher for adult education and master classes. He has exhibited throughout the UK over the past 45 years beginning with the young Scottish artists in Edinburgh in the 1970�s, through collaborative and solo exhibitions in London and the South East.

Limited Edition under Artglass

Jean-Yves Taborout

Motor Racing is like Art: both are about describing a line�.

Rarely has this been truer than in the work of Jean-Yves Tabourot. In a �former life� Jean Yves was leading a team of remarkable people building cutting-edge gearboxes for Williams F1 and latterly the build and development of the Jaguar CX75, famously featured in James Bond �Spectre�.

All these years combining engineering with artistry have led JYT on fascinating journeys of creative discovery, working with and immortalising the cars he and his clients love in his distinctive way, capturing the style and soul of these beautiful machines through their exquisite lines, details and features.

He is based in the heart of the UK�s illustrious �motorsport valley� � the famous strip of Oxfordshire that is home to such notable names as Williams, Alpine, Mercedes, Aston Martin and Red Bull. Jean Yves� work is now focussed mostly on exclusive commissions paintings for classic car owners and corporate work, but his portfolio is almost entirely available in limited edition prints; these are gicl�e printed on high quality Hahnem�hle etching 310 grs paper, all numbered and signed by the artist, so we are delighted to showcase some of his work in Dolphin Gallery.

Gold Leaf Silk Screen Ltd Edition

Dan Crisp

Dan�s entirely hand created, and unique style of digital painting is a contemporary response to the vast and varied influences of the British landscape.
Born in Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Dan studied Fine Art and Illustration becoming an accomplished painter and successful illustrator. For many years he illustrated for advertising agencies at the highly respected Northern Art Studios in Manchester and then turned his attention to book illustration. He has illustrated over 70 books and written many more, working for many of the UK�s leading publishers as well as clients in America, Australia, and South Korea.
Dan�s landscapes are a personal body of work. Each composition is built up in layers of remarkable detail creating a depth and atmosphere which connects with the viewer. The juxtaposition of intense colour and bold design does not simply copy nature but is a sophisticated and modern interpretation of the natural world and the effect of light on it. Dan�s artistic talent and creative imagination are embodied in these tranquil and refreshing paintings.

Limited Edition

Julia Whitehead

Working from her garden studio in Witham on the Hill, the study of human crowds and moving figures is the main focus of Julia�s series of paintings on display. Using a variety of photographic reference material collected on regular trips to London and other towns and cities, plus her own imagination, Julia captures the spirit of society on the move. Paintings, of whatever scale, start with a brightly coloured acrylic background onto the white canvas. The abstract nature of her background paintings often dictates which direction the final painting will go and elements of the paint layers are left to show through the overpainting to varying degrees. Oil paint is built up over several layers, sometimes wet on wet, other times the oil is allowed to dry sufficiently to paint over, often resulting in a highly textured surface which creates shadows of its own. The focus on these figure paintings originated with a fascination of the shadows cast by figures when viewed aerially. The beautiful shapes cast on pavements are generally hard to appreciate when life is moving all around but are mesmerising when freeze framed in a photograph. Equally, the patterns made by bodies moving in a crowd or seen from unusual angles, have an artistic quality of their own.”I enter into a slightly meditative state when painting, especially with the more impressionistic figurative crowd scenes. As in life, each small figure takes on a characteristic of its own and has its own individual relationship to the figures that surround it. People seem to enjoy the paintings as they see something new in them each time they look at it.

Limited Edition under Artglass

Bob Rudd

Suffolk artist Bob Rudd was born in 1944 and into quintessential England at a time when Britain were emerging from troubled times. Studying at Bath academy of art between 1969 � 1973, he became a member of the Royal institute of painters in Watercolours in 1995. Going on to exhibit extensively in Galleries across London and throughout the Uk, including Solo spots in London, Edinburgh and The isles of scilly, Bob has achieved having his works displayed in the new parliament buildings and Westminster, the house of lords and along the way, attaining many prestigious awards. Bob paints a lot of Scottish landscapes and came to do so by simply being approached by a gallery in the highlands, they say that visitors buy a painting of these surroundings, so it is practically a given to paint the landscapes all around. There are much easier ways of making a living he says, but no, there has to be more than that for him� It�s all about the seeing. Finding in a landscape something that is interesting without necessarily reproducing it as would a photograph. It�s an assembly of impressions gathered as weather crosses the scene or theatre in paint. Bob�s paintings are recognisable, but they are never reproductions. On the other hand, they are not the result of randomly applied paint either: every mark is deliberate and deliberated upon. He paints as he wants and they sell, how pleasing is that! Most of his coastal paintings use still water and reflection to evoke the drama of cliffs and headlands, looking for the darks; applying the watercolour in glazes over and over to deepen the shadows and highlight the colour of sky, sea and sand. And then to add in the unexpected: perhaps that solid sweep of purple, that spot of blue glimpsed beyond the sea arch, that electric green of moss.

Limited Edition Print under Art Glass

Anna Dillon

I was born in Wallingford in 1972 and attended Falmouth School of Art where I studied illustration. I was a graphic designer for over sixteen years before deciding, in 2010, to become a professional landscape artist.
For most of my life, I have lived in the small village of Aston Tirrold which is in South Oxfordshire and is right on the edge of the Berkshire Downs.
Since my first solo exhibition in Wantage in 1994, I have exhibited at galleries and museums in many counties in the South of England. I regularly participate in Oxfordshire Artweeeks Open Studios and throughout the rest of the year I volunteer my time as a director on the Oxfordshire Artweeks board. I am also a member of the Oxford Arts Society.
My paintings tell stories that connect people, land, heritage, culture, environment and communities. Absorbing life and landscape in my home counties has had a profound influence on my interest in chalk landscapes, with an especially close interest in ancient landscapes and prehistory.

Cast Bronze Resin

Fiona Everett

My journey into clay sculpting began while living in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the mid-1990s. It was an accidental one. Following a period of illness and unable to work full time, I discovered a neighbour who taught clay sculpting. After a casual enquiry about observing her life class, I was given a lump of clay and an instruction to �have a go�. From the outset, I found translating what I saw into a clay figure utterly natural, and it opened the door to a new world for me. That discovery led me to 25 years of joy as I have developed my skills, keeping me grounded through many family relocations, always providing me with a focus, and in the end building my own small studio in Rowledge, Surrey.

My fascination with the human form has always been central to my work and working with life models key to that. However, access to a life model has not always been possible and my love of organic natural forms inspired by the time I lived in South Africa and my passion for gardening, has seen my practice expand into producing pieces for the garden environment.

In finally finding a family home in Rowledge, I was lucky enough to discover my artistic home too; at Farnham�s West Street Potters Studios. It is here that I have been able to hone my sculpting skills at the Life Sculpting Classes but also develop my understanding of hand-building and glaze techniques. Thus, allowing me expand my repertoire of work and more recently to have some pieces cast (with happy results) and move forward into the next stage of my artistic journey.

Original Oil on Board

Simon Wright

Born in West Yorkshire in 1974. From as early as I can remember I have always been drawing and painting, and its been my sole passion all my life. After gaining a degree as an illustrator I began to realize I enjoyed more fine art painting as it did not have the strains of illustrator work.
In my work I try to bring the elements of illustration and fine art together to hopefully create a style which is totally unique and appeals to a varied audience. I enjoy working from realistic to abstract and everything in between. I work predominately in oils and acrylic and I am grateful that I am able to make a living out of my love of painting.

Limited Edition Prints

Jo Quigley

Born in 1969, Jo trained at Winchester School of Art and Kingston University, graduating in 1996 with an MA in Fine Art. Having taught art for over a decade, she now concentrates on painting full time, whilst continuing to demonstrate her sills to art societies and painting groups across the South East. She also uses her experience as a tutor to write about painting and has recently had several articles published in The Artist magazine.

Jo has a passion for panting the city and its people and takes full advantage of living close to a big city, taking frequent trips to London where she can observe and photograph people going about their daily lives. Influenced by artists such as Pissarro, Hopper and Lowry, her bright and contemporary images encourage the viewer to take a second look and get involved in the many characters and the stories they tell.

Framed under Artglass

Sarah Jackson

Originally from London, Sarah was born in 1989, and moved to the West Country with her family when she was aged just 8. There, the sweeping Corish coastline, rural scenery, and abundance of wildlife ignited a spark of passion in Sarah for the natural world which surrounded her. Sarah later attended Falmouth University, where she developed her now trademark collage technique of overlaying paper and magazine cuttings to create remarkably intricate and highly textured artwork. She achieved her BA (Hons) degree in Illustration in 2011. When advising about the collaging process she says “Finish with a flourish, layering is key. Adding more carefully cut trimmings to the medium will build textures and a good depth”.
In more recent years, Sarah moved and settled in North Devon and, whilst working at local framers met and became firm friends with fellow artist Corinne Young. She expresses that “ultimately we are the very best of friends doing what we love”. As well as selling her work to a global audience, she has been nominated for a number of awards, including the illustrious David Shepherd Wildlife Artist Of The Year award. Earlier this year she won the Ronald Morgan Memorial Award for her piece ‘Octavia’ at The Royal Society of British Artists exhibition at Mall Galleries.

Metal Mesh and Bronze Wax

Chris Rothero

I have been enjoying drawing and making things with my hands for as long as I can remember. I used to draw on pieces of scrap paper my father brought home from his office. I left school at the age of fifteen and after training at sea school I joined the Merchant Navy as a boy seaman. This was followed by a period in the Regular Army. After four and a half years I was badly injured on an exercise in Germany and invalided out of the service, so I decided to obtain some qualifications and become a teacher specializing in art. There followed twenty years in teaching becoming a head teacher of two schools. During this period I was following a weekend career as a freelance book illustrator. Eventually I left teaching and pursued my artistic life as a full time occupation. I have written and illustrated five books on military history and illustrated over a hundred books written by other authors.
Recently I became involved in sculpture. The various materials fascinate me, I especially like working in various forms of metal, string, wire and mesh. I also love the line and characterization I can obtain in my work and I feel my illustrative experience informs my sculpture but I also allow the material to drive each individual piece. So it’s a combination of factors which go into each work, especially in the preparatory drawings. I hope that my work gives the viewing public as much pleasure as I have had in making them.