John Wright Art

Scarlet anemone

2011-04-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

This original watercolour was painted in artist qualit watercolours on Saunders Waterford 140lb NOT watercolour paper. The size of the painting is 5.8" x 3.9" (147 x 99 mm). It is available for purchase from my website.

Blue thimble flower

2011-04-07T01:36:00.000-07:00

Bitter Vetchling

2011-04-06T01:39:00.000-07:00

Painted in artist quality watercolours on Saunders Waterford 140lb NOT watercolour paper.

The size of the painting is 5.8" x 3.9" (147 x 99 mm).

It is available for purchase from my website.

Western Porch, St Mary's Church, Nottingham

2010-11-06T01:05:00.001-07:00

St Mary's church stands in the historic Lace Market district of Nottingham. It is one of my favorite buildings and I often sketch and paint it. Just today, I walked passed the church and noticed that the magnolia tree near the south porch was in full bloom - a definate subject for painting. Meanwhile, this is the painting of the western porch, which I completed last year.

Western Porch, St Mary's Church, Nottingham

Artist quality watercolours on watercolour paper

11.75" x 8.35"

Cathedral House, St. Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham

2010-10-09T17:18:00.000-07:00

I know it's a long, long, long time since I last posted and I just hope there are people out there still interested in my work. I have beeen doing lots of painting since I last posted and I thought I would begin by showing you one of my favourite pieces from the last few months

Cathedral House, St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham

Watercolour 8.24" x 11.75"

I painted this as a gift for two friends who got married at the cathedral in August. Rather than the usual front view of the cathedral from the main road, I decided to move down a side street and use the Cathedral House, which I believe is used as administrative centre for the cathedral, as the main subject. I liked the gardens and the large tree infront of the house. You can see the main tower of the cathedral in the background.

The Old Angel Inn, Nottingham

2010-01-28T12:05:00.000-08:00

The Old Angel Inn, Nottingham
Watercolour on watercolour paper
8 1/4" x 11 3/4"

Another painting from the exhibition, this shows the upper floors of the Old Angel Inn in the Lace Market district of Nottingham. This pub is a very popular venue for new bands in Nottingham. In its long history, it has been used as a church and as a brothel, but not at the same time (I think).

Art School, Lace Market, Nottingham

2009-12-27T01:07:00.001-08:00

After yet another long, long period of not posting, I have, at last got round to sorting out some recent work

Art School, Lace Market,Nottingham
Artist quality watercolours on watercolour paper
8 1/4" x 11 3/4"

This painting was included in an exhibition of art work I had just before Christmas, inspired by buildings in the Lace Market district of Nottingham. It shows the exterior of the building occupied by the Lace Market School of Art, Design, Media and Fashion. On the other side of the road from this is the more famous, and very handsome, Adams building, also belonging to the Art School. However, I decided to paint this more sedate building as I really like the red door set between the two windows with the surrounding brickwork radiating out (but I'm going to be doing some paintings of the Adams building as well!!).

A street in Clovelly, Devon

2009-09-15T23:29:00.000-07:00

A street in Clovelly, Devon
8 1/4" x 11 3/4"
Artist quality watercolours on watercolour paper

Clovelly is a beautiful village on the Devon coast with a single cobbled street winding among the cottages down to the small pier. My wife and I visited it about eight years ago after a holiday in Cornwall. We stopped off here as we were driving back home. We didn't have long so I took loads of photos. This is the first painting I've done from them.
If you are interested in buying this, it is on ebay.

It's been a long, long time

2009-09-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

Beach Huts at Wells-Next-The-Sea
Acrylics on stretched canvas
12" x 10"

Well, here, at last, is my new posting. It has been such a long time since my last (four months!!! ). I've started a new job since then, so not so much time for painting, but I am gradually getting back into producing work on a regular basis.
This one was done for a friend's 70th birthday. I'm glad to say she was really happy with it. The beach huts at Wells are such interesting structures to draw and paint.

Deserted Mooring, Walberswick.

2009-05-06T10:38:00.000-07:00

Deserted Mooring, Walberswick
Artist quality watercolours on watercolour paper
8 1/4" x 11 3/4"

This latest watercolour was painted from photos and sketches taken on a visit a couple of years ago to Walberswick. We were visiting the Suffolk coastal town of Southwold and decided to stop off at Walberswick, a village just a few minutes down the coast. It had a lovely beach, not many people around and we found some wonderful old fishermens' huts and a variety of old and new boats as we walked from the beach, along the River Blyth. That's were I saw these rather rickety old mooring posts.

Follow the wall (Derbyshire)

2009-05-01T12:24:00.000-07:00

Must apologize for not having posted recently. What with having to find a job (still nothing!!!) and other things going on, I haven't had much time to complete paintings I've been working on.
So to cheer myself up, here's something I did a while ago.

Follow the wall (Derbyshire)
Acrylic on stretched canvas
12" x 16"

There's some wonderful countryside in Derbyshire's Peak District. I can't remember exactly where I saw this old stone wall, but I believe it may have been somewhere near Monsal Dale.
Will have some new work to post soon.

Results of March 'Win an original painting' competition

2009-04-04T02:59:00.000-07:00

Here, at last, are the results of the March 'Win an original painting' competition.

and

the winner

of this painting

is

************dallasmarketing*************

The five runner-up prizes of a signed limited edition print of the painting are

tstreasures

One Creative Queen

Lanie

Firelass51

Honor Martinez

Congratulations to you all. I will be emailing you for delivery addresses.
As I mentioned in my previous post, there will, unfortunately, be no competition this month.

Madonna and Child, Lincoln Cathedral

2009-04-01T02:22:00.000-07:00

My latest watercolour shows a detail of the statue of the Madonna and Child at Lincoln Cathedral. The statue can be found in the south-eastern porch of the cathedral. It is known as the Judgement Porch as there is (above the Madonna and Child) a carving of Christ in Judgement.

Unfortunately, this month there will be NO COMPETITION to win one of my watercolours. This is due to the fact that once again, I am on the Scrapheap of Life, i.e. Unemployed, so money is rather tight. I will start the competition again as soon as things pick up financially (he says hopefully).

Meanwhile, the results of the March competition will be announced in the next couple of days.

Railside Industry

2009-03-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

Railside Industry
Artist quality watercolour on watercolour paper
11.7" x 8.3"

This watercolour has been painted from a number of photographs and sketches of industrial buildings located near the railway lines not far from Nottingham Midland Station.

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The Lion and Snake pub, Lincoln

2009-03-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

Back to the watercolours. This latest one shows the Lion and Snake pub on Bailgate in Lincoln. This is a lovely old 16th century pub, with the magnificent western towers of Lincoln Cathedral rising up behind it. I published a drawing of this in an earlier post.

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Unfinished Acrylics 3

2009-03-14T10:39:00.001-07:00

This acrylic was painted from a number of photos I took of a deserted and dilapidated industrial building just east of the centre of Nottingham.

Through the roses
Acrylic on stretched canvas
39" x 24"

It can be seen from the railway line as the line goes out towards Lincoln. I took the photos last year from the road bridge going over the railway line. The dog rose bushes I was looking through are quiet a distance away from the building, but due to the flattening of distance caused by the zoom lens, the roses appear to be growing much nearer to the building. This gives it a feel of the roses creeping towards the building - rather a Gothic fantasy scenario.
I don't want to do a lot more to this work; just develop the foreground bushes a little more.

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Maeve's work in exhibition

2009-03-12T08:53:00.000-07:00

Maeve (my wife) has got two of her art works in a local exhibition. It's an open exhibition at the View From The Top Gallery, Nottingham. Unfortunately, this is the last open exhibition to take place at the gallery as it is soon to close.

The exhibition theme is (appropriately) views of Nottingham. Maeve's two pieces are based the buildings and market of the Sneinton area of Nottingham.

Cornering the market (Sneinton)
Mixed Media
8.3" x 11.7"

Market connections (Sneinton)
Mixed Media
8.3" x 11.7"

The exhibition runs until 21st March. It had its preview last night and there were lots of people attending. I sampled the wine and some splendid spicy sausages - Oh! and looked at the paintings - some highly original interpretations of the theme.
The night ended with Maeve selling one of her pieces (Market connections).

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New Blogs

2009-03-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

I've recently started two new blogs;

John Wright SketchBlog

and

By The Left Lion

The first is fairly self-explanatory. It will display my daily sketches (of which there are many!). I sketch fairly frequently during the day - very quick, rapid sketches - things that interest or amuse me.
The second is a record of personal impressions of my hometown of Nottingham through my photos.
Have a look at them and let me know what you think.

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Unfinished Acrylics 2

2009-03-09T07:22:00.001-07:00

This next unfinished acrylic is a painting of Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire.

Robin Hood's Bay
Acrylics on stretched canvas
24" x 36"

One of my favourite painting subjects, Robin Hood's Bay is a small village nestling amongst the cliffs leading down to the sea, just south of Whitby. It's a frequently visited tourist attraction , but has maintained it's small fishing village atmosphere.
This painting is at a midway point. It needs a general 'going over' to emphasize details, sort out tonal values etc.

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Unfinished Acrylics

2009-03-06T18:22:00.000-08:00

I have a few acrylic paintings that I began, Oooohhhhhh, erm lets say a few months ago and are still hanging around, waiting to be finished. Concentrating on watercolours has meant that the acrylics have become rather neglected and I'm feeling it's about time I put some effort into finishing them. If I post about them it might motivate me!!

This first one is actually more or less completed. It just needs a few finishing touches.

Beach Huts
Acrylic on stretched canvas
24" x 20"

This is based on the beach huts at Wells watercolour I included in an earlier post. I just love painting beach huts. Their chunky shapes and bright colours reminiscent of long days on the beach.

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Results of February 'Win an original painting' competition

2009-03-03T09:28:00.000-08:00

Well, this is the moment when I announce the results of my first competition.

So, without further ado,

here are

the

results
(drawn by my beautiful assistant - my wife, Maeve!!)

The

winner

is

**********Babette**********
of Definitely Maybe (and several other blogs).

Babette has won this original watercolour painting.

Outside the pavilion, Whitby
Artist quality watercolours on watercolour paper
8.3" x 11.7"

The five lucky runners-up who have each won a signed, limited edition print of the painting are:

Rita T

Storybeader

Dallasmarketing

Patrice

Sharkbytes

Congratulations to all of you. I will be emailing you for addresses to send your prizes to.

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March 'Win an original painting!' competition

2009-03-01T14:18:00.000-08:00

It's the 1st of March so it's time to begin the second monthly competition to win one of my original paintings. This month I am offering a snowy painting.

Too cold to rest
Artist quality watercolour on watercolour paper
11.7" x 8.3"

This painting was included in a previous post and was so well received that I thought someone would like the opportunity to win it.

In addition five other lucky people will win one of five signed limited edition prints of the painting.

This time, there are only a couple of things you need to do to qualify:

1. Subscribe to my email posts.
2. Comment on this posting, mentioning your intention to enter the competition.
******Also please tell me your subscription email address (you may email it to me if you don't want it to appear in the comments), but no need to do this if you entered the February competition.******

......and that's it!

This is a great opportunity to own an original artwork.

Please note:
One entry per person
The painting and prints will be unframed and unmounted.
The prints of the artwork will be printed on A4 paper and will have a small white border on all edges.

The competition will run from the first of the month to the last day of the month.
The winner and runner-up prizes will be determined by a draw from all qualifying names and will be announced during the first week of April.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any inquiries about the competition and Good Luck!!

**The results of February's competition will be announced on Tuesday 3rd March**

Top Entrecard Droppers for February

2009-02-28T11:41:00.000-08:00

A big, BIG thank you to everyone who has been dropping on my blog this month.

The top ten are:

Picture to People

vanillaseven

The Junk Drawer

Youniquely Chic

Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice

Stroll Through Storyland

iWalk,U2?

Dallas Marketing Services

Moshi & Kibo's Dog Blog

ThemeLib

You are all wonderful and deserve lots and lots of visits.

Around the house sketches

2009-02-26T17:31:00.001-08:00

I've been going MAD sketching around the house. Haven't done this for ages.
This first one is my cat Niobe making herself very comfortable on MY chair at MY painting table in the kitchen.

This second pen sketch is again in the kitchen showing my 'Nodding Homer' (tap his head and he looks like he's eating his doughnut!!!) next to a camellia plant that has been gamely producing flowers all winter.

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All Routes South

2009-02-20T11:58:00.000-08:00

All Routes South
Artist quality watercolours on watercolour paper
11.7" x 8.3"

In this watercolour, I have tried to capture the almost magical, softening effects that a snowfall can have on an otherwise ordinary street scene. The location is Mansfield Road, Nottingham, just up from the Victoria Centre. The snow was being blown around by strong winds, and I was wet and cold. How wonderful it would have been to be able to follow sign's directions, to the South and the warm sun!
For those of you who are interested here is the original photo I used as a reference for the painting.

You can see the changes I have made in interpreting the photo as a painting. For instance, I decided to leave out the main lamppost. I just didn't like the way it divided up the painting. As the snow was being blown around rather ferociously by the wind the camera wasn't really able to capture the falling snow effectively. Also a photo can never quite capture the mood that a scene like this imparts. This can only come from the artist's genuine interpretation of the scene.
If you are interested in purchasing this work, please take a look at my Etsy shop.