Tag: horses
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An oil painting of ‘Maer Hall’, home of Josiah Wedgwood 2nd.
Josiah Wedgwood 2nd was the son of Josiah Wedgwood the famous potter and lived at Maer Hall. I was commissioned to do this scene of Maer Hall for the present owners some years ago. I remember it being a cloudy day towards the end of a very hot summer, hence the scorched look of the […]
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‘The Old Way’
I just love these gentle giants that used to plow the fields in bygone days. I often think I was born in the wrong period for past times without the trappings of modern life always make for more pleasing paintings, especially if you are a traditional painter. Available to purchase :: derek@shapirofineart.com
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An English Country House
A past commission of a painting I did which typifies the English country house. Set in a dry late summer, note the sunburnt banks in front of the house and the field where the owners horses graze happily in the paddock.As I don’t paint to flatter and try to paint what I see, hence the […]
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‘ Brooklands Lake’
Painted for a client who has had a number of paintings off me. Brian, who over the years has become a good friend excavated the lake in this painting and has recently stocked it with various types of fish and introduced various breeds of duck. Oil on canvas panel 8″ x 12″ Commissions welcome,any subject […]
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An English Country House
Commissioned by the present owners,Maer Hall was once owned by Josiah Wedgwood II, the son of the potter who founded the world famous Wedgwood company. Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, often used to visit Maer and went on to marry Wedgwood’s daughter Emma, in St Peters church in the village of Maer. I painted […]
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‘The Ploughing Match’
‘The Ploughing Match’ Oil on canvas 14 x 20 in I just love these gentle giants that used to plow the fields in bygone days. I often think I was born in the wrong period for past times without the trappings of modern life always make for more pleasing paintings, especially if you are a […]
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‘Stable Mates’
I saw this scene at the stables of the North Staffs Hunt. I went there sometime ago to see the stable owner to talk about painting his dogs. Whilst waiting for the owner, who was out in the field fixing fences, I took a walk around the stables, and armed with camera snapped the scene. […]
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‘Figurative Paintings’
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Animal Paintings
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