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November 24, 2010 8:45 am
October 24, 2010 10:47 am
American Soldiers in Iraq
Comments OffThis painting is the largest and most ambitious I’ve ever attempted. The image is based on a photograph by Martin Adler, a war reporter who travelled extensively in Africa and Asia and was killed in Somalia in 2006. Although primarily a journalist and camera-man, his photography is also inspiring.
Martin’s photography agency Panos Pictures has a comprehensive library of his work: http://tinyurl.com/32cejdq
A documentary has recently been made of Martin’s life and works: www.martinadlerdocumentary.com
Samuel Hampton (2010) American Soldiers in Iraq. 36″ x 24″, Oil on Canvas
Its hard to show scale in this online gallery, so the image below helps to show the size of this painting.
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October 9, 2010 8:55 am
October 1, 2010 8:43 am
September 13, 2010 6:53 pm
August 31, 2010 9:34 pm
Winter Road
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A road in winter in the south lake district. I painted this on a warm August afternoon – bit of a strange feeling painting such a wintry scene! This painting is a little larger than those I’ve done recently, about 18″x12″. Its the first oil painting I’ve done in a while.
Winter Road. Oil on canvas, 18″x12″. £100.
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July 25, 2010 9:12 pm
Man with fish
Comments OffThis is a painting my sister commissioned me to do. I really enjoyed painting it.
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8:15 pm
July 12, 2010 12:46 pm
Meranti Globe Lamp
Comments OffI carved this lamp for my sister for Christmas 2009 out of Meranti. It’s a hardwood in the mahogany family, with a very strong grain and produces a musty smell when you carve it. I love maps, so enjoyed carving the world into a globe shape for the middle. As the picture shows, I fed the wire for the lamp through the middle (I used a very large masonry drill bit) and borrowed a lamp fitting and shade from one of my mum’s bedside lamps! It is finished with a tinted varnish.
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June 9, 2010 8:35 am
Tree in summer
Comments OffThis is a painting I did when I was eleven years old. It is of the tree outside the flat where I lived with my Mum and Step-father. I clearly decided it would be best to paint the railings of our balcony first, and worry about the background later. I do think it makes for an interesting image though, even now!
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