My Island
16"x12"
Acrylic on Acrylic paper.
Framed
€195.00

 

                                                                                        

The Scratching Post

30x20cm

Coloured pencil on paper

€195 Framed.

My first finished painting in 2020

Goldfinch

Image size 11" x 8"

Framed size 15" x 12"

For sale framed €195.00 

This painting of these beautiful goldfinch, is one of my few watercolours as I prefer other mediums. However I don't think it turned out too bad.For sale mounted and framed with a one inch white mount and one inch white moulded wooden frame.

Red Deer Stag

Pastels on board.

11"x 8"

For sale framed.

€195.00.

Cat in the West End.

Ink Pigment on acrylic paper

16" x 12"

For Sale framed.

€295.00

This is my second painting of Ballycotton from this angle, this one with a black cat that crossed the road as I was taking the photographs.

                                          

"Stag Fallow Deer"

Pastel on pastel paper.

11" x 8"

€195.00 Framed.

It's a long time since I used pastels, but have always loved the hands on feeling of them. This is the second painting I have finished in the last couple of weeks. I will post the other one soon.

"Last Summer"

Oil on canvas paper.

"11 inch x 8 inch "

€195.00 Framed

A small colourful painting with memories of the fine summer of 2018.

Children playing on the beach are always a a great subject to paint and with the Lighthouse Island of Ballycotton showing , immediately gives one a sense of place.

COCK of THE WALK

16"x 12"

Oil on canvas paper.

For Sale framed.

€195.00

Another painting in the series of Cockerels and hens .

Cock a Doodle Dawn

12"x 8" (30cm x 20cm)

Oil on canvas paper.

Available for sale framed for €195.00 +pp.

SOLD

New Painting

Just starting a new picture and I am going to try to remember to post pictures as the painting progresses. This is the drawing,for which I used the grid system to transfer the image from a smaller photo. You can see the remains of the grid after erasing as much as possible, the paint should cover the rest.

"Mr & Mrs"

Oil on board

15"x 8"

FOR SALE FRAMED €195.00 +PP

After a very long break I am back to using oil paint, I had forgotten how vivid the colours can be and the ease of blending  colours together. This is the first in a series of three and I will post the other 2 in a few days.  

Ink pigment on watercolour paper. 16"x12"
For Sale Framed €295.00

Another painting of one of my favourite subjects and medium.

Available for sale  on my website www.artbyphildavis.com .www.artbyphildavis.com

Monday morning, 21st May, it's raining, but this is Ireland, we expect it to rain, so make the most of it, at least we won't die of thirst.
Had a nice surprise yesterday evening, my wife said she heard a Cuckoo, haven't actually seen or heard a Cuckoo in the village in 40 years of birding here. Luckily it started calling again and I spotted it in a Sycamore tree in the garden next to mine.

                                                                         

I'm back working with coloured pencils on my Birds of Ireland series, Only about 400 left to do.Lol
Here's a work in progress, "Song Thrush" using coloured pencils on Bristol board.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

For the Birds

 "Yellowhammer"

12"x 8"

Coloured pencil on acrylic paper

"Eurasian Wren"

12" x 8"

Coloured pencil on Bristol board

Back to the birds and coloured pencil, I still have the intention of painting every bird common to Ireland, however I think my production needs a boost. 

"Thames Barge"

Ink pigment on Acrylic paper.

16" x 12"

Another painting using ink pigment, I really like using this medium, the colours are so vibrant and I find them easier than watercolours. Going through a phase of boats at the moment, which I love, although I'm a lousy sailor.

"Fishing Boats in Ballycotton "

Ink pigment on acrylic paper.

16"x12"

Whenever I am struggling for inspiration I turn to the harbour in Ballycotton. With all the different boats, most commercial fishing boats ,  others waiting for their weekend owners to take them out on a pleasure trip, I never fail to see a potential painting. For this painting I used my (at the moment) favourite medium, ink pigment, with a small amount of acrylic for some of the smaller details.

Cobh from the pier.

16"x12" Ink pigment on acrylic paper.

The colourful town of Cobh is a great inspiration to paint. Love this view from the pier. 

Apple Blossom Time

Ink pigment on acrylic paper.

16" x12"

Back to the ink for this one .Took the reference photos myself in the beautifully wild garden alongside my studio.

Market Street in Kinsale

16"x12" Coloured pencil on card.

Back to the coloured pencils for a while, a view of Kinsale from an image I took a few years ago. Can't begin to count the hours that went into it but I think it was worth it. I have taken photos of the work in progress which I will post if anyone is interested.

A view of Cork City

Ink Pigment on Acrylic Paper

16"x7.5"

The first painting of Cork City for a long time. Tried to keep it loose but was very hard not to get bogged down in detail.