Artist of the Week - Peter Williams

Peter Williams is our Artist of the Week, this week. Peter's work was recently shortlisted and selected for the prestigious David Shepherd Wildlife Artist Of The Year award 2010, with an exhibition in The mall Galleries in London. The exhibition was very well attended, and Peter's painting "High and Mighty" (shown here) was awarded second place in the category "Animals in Action).

Peter's work is becoming increasingly sought after and collectable. He works in various media, with his graphite drawings and watercolours being most popular.

Peter is an entirely self taught UK artist, working out of his studio on the Suffolk coast.

Peter says:

"In 2002 I took the life changing step of becoming a full time artist. I was the feature artist for Hertfordshire Life magazine before moving to the East coast of Suffolk in 2005.
I expected to make my living here from local landscapes and coastal scenes. However I soon realized I would be better off finding a more niche area of the art market. Having always had immense interest in the great outdoors, I decided to exploit my passion for the old West and Native America as well as Wildlife. I haven’t looked back since.
Creating haunting, ephemeral Native American portraits, not trying to be historically accurate but attempting to portray palpable and arresting emotions, suspending reality and presenting the viewer with the wild, unchecked passions and stoic serenity of Native America.
Producing stunning and highly detailed, photo-realistic graphite images of wildlife.
Blending diffused colour with confident composition, intricate detail, sometimes dramatic movement but always a unique vibrancy unequalled by many other watercolourists."

Click HERE to see more of Peter's paintings and drawings on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Cherie Sullivan

This absolutely scrumptious image is by our current Artist of the week, Cherie Sullivan.


Cherie is a contemporary Scottish artist.

Her bold, distinctive, vibrant works are influenced by colour and nature. Preferring to work from photographs, rather than from life, Cherie can often be found photographing flowers and fruit. Some of these photos then, in turn, inspire her paintings. Working with acrylics, oils or in mixed media on box canvas, Cherie’s paintings are a bright and vivid representation of the natural world around us.


Cherie exhibits across Scotland, and has many works in private collections around the world. NHS Fife recently purchased 4 of Cherie’s paintings to be displayed in the Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.

Cherie says:


“I enjoy taking macro shots of flower centres…these interesting photographs are often semi abstract by nature. I like to concentrate on their stamens, cropping the photos to get exactly the image I want. Once cropped, these images then form the basis for my paintings.


For my fruity paintings I use the same process, but tend to concentrate on the negative spaces between the fruits.”




I think you'll agree, that Cherie's fruity paintings look good enough to eat ......and if you would like to see more of her work on Affordable British Art, click HERE.

Artist of the Week - Rob Soar

This week we are featuring Rob Soar as our Artist of the Week. Rob is a contemporary artist living in the East Riding of Yorkshire. His acrylics depict scenes, real and imaginary in his own unique and wacky style of art.

Rob and his Artist wife Lorna (Storey), have recently completed and opened their new Gallery at their home in Howden, Yorkshire, which is open to the public by arrangement. You can make an appointment to view their art by contacting them via their Affordable British Art galleries.

Rob's wrok is held in collections worldwide and is much in demand. He has recently been commissioned to paint both the London offices and the Norwegian Offices of Skagen. Each painting measured one metre square. Now completed and with their new owner, images of both commissioned works are available to view online in Rob's gallery at www.affordablebritishart.co.uk

Rob is happy to consider similar commissions and can be contacted via his gallery - click HERE

Artist of the Week - Rachel McCullock

This week we have a new artist to Affordable British Art, as our Artist of the Week. Her name is Rachel McCullock.
Rachel started to paint simply for pleasure and very rapidly to her surprise and delight, her work generated a great deal of interest. This inspired her to experiment with innovative techniques and mixed media to develop her own style.

Rachel says "I aim to create bold, vibrant, emotive and energetic canvases. The paintings range from representational images to textural abstracts, from wildlife to majestic coastal scenes with a great deal in between. I like to think that the use of striking colour is the defining indicator of my work.”
Rachel has participated in many exhibitions throughout the UK to wide acclaim ; and has been published on calendars and Christmas and greetings cards. She is regularly invited to exhibit at the Artshed Gallery in Ware, Hertfordshire. Recently her work has been displayed at the Picturecraft Gallery, Holt, Norfolk. Rachel paints both for exhibition and by private and public commission.
Her latest large-scale commission is for the recently completed Child Protection Unit of the Lister Hospital , Stevenage, Hertfordshire where she will provide her unique style modern paintings to be hung in all its rooms, helping to create a sympathetic and appropriate atmosphere.

Click HERE to have a look at Rachel's work on Affordable British Art.

Artist of the Week - Donna Lowe-Fowler

This week we have Donna Lowe-Fowler as Artist of the Week. Donna says:
"I am a self taught contemporary artist, working from my studio in Sheffiled. I specialise in close up shots of flowers. In the past have completed short photography courses which has increased the good interpretation and availability of photographs I use for inspiration .
My Eye-catching bold, vibrant flowers in oils and acrylics will make a statement in any room. I am fascinated by the colours , shapes and folds in the flowers. I paint around the sides of the deep edge canvases so they are ready to hang. I was greatly encouraged in my painting when in 2007 when I won my first award in Sheffield ' Art in the Gardens' still life and flowers category this award was presented to me by Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough.
My artwork also includes Monochrome abstract Skylines of London and New York,also animals and scenery.
The painting look nice mounted on a painted piece of MDF painted in the chosen colour to enhance the painting , email me for examples , it will make your painting look larger and gives another dimention to the painting..
I am now an International selling artist, Paintings sold to buyers in Canada, Australia, America, Italy, France and the Netherlands , USA , Mauritius."

Click HERE to see more of Donna's work on Affordable British Art