Fine Art Blog

Category: Photorealism

  • Artist Steven Townsend – releases ‘Truffle’ black labrador bitch

    Better late than never again, we now have a quick press release about Steven Townsend latest painting, yes it is a limited edition print from a painting and not a photo!


    (‘Truffle’ by Steven Townsend)

    “This is Steven’s latest print called Truffle. Truffle is the first bitch that Steven has ever painted, she is 10 years old and a real character but more importantly she looks like everyone’s idea of a black Labrador.

    Truffle lives with her owner Karen Powell in Gosforth in the beautiful Lake District, UK. In her younger days Truffle was a working dog but now is a pet and the only dog to live in Karen’s home.

    The dog is pictured on it owns backdoor, the beautiful banks of Wast Water. It is quite a while since Steven painted a dog in a landscape and it is proving to be another ‘Master Of The Hills’ (another of Steve’s classic dog paintings) as far as Steven’s collectors are concerned.”


    (‘Masters Of The Hills’ by Steven Townsend)

    thank you

    James

    Useful links:

    Lake District
    Gosforth, Lake District
    Wast Water, Lake District

  • UK artist Steven Townsend – ‘Waiting For Stan,’ border collie at Bamburgh Sands

    Well once again, its better late than never and here is my thoughts on this marvelous artwork, released 2 years ago this month.


    (‘Waiting For Stan’)

    ‘Waiting For Stan’ has become one of Steven Townsend’s best selling limited editions of recent years. There is something about this image that has captured the imagination of Dog lover’s.

    The idyllic setting, walking your dog through the surf, with the cool refreshing wind on your face and the salty smell of the sea in your nose, I’m sure triggers memories for a lot of people; however it is the way he has captured the collie in the painting that ‘sells’ this picture. So many people have commented to me that the collie ‘is their dog’ and that Steven has captured him or her perfectly. As I’m sure you’ll agree it is an absolute classic image.


    (Photo of the beautiful Bamburgh Castle)

    Here is the original Press Release from Steven Townsend: “We are pleased to announce the publication in print of the latest dog painting by Steven Townsend.

    It is titled ‘Waiting For Stan’ and features a beautiful collie by the name of Ollie on Bamburgh Sands, which is one of Steven’s favourite places. He spotted Ollie, waiting for his owner to catch up, on one of his very early morning walks.

    As in all of Steven’s dogs these new prints are already being eagerly awaited and it promises to be another top seller.”

    thank you

    James

    Useful links:
    Beaches of Bamburgh Sands
    Bamburgh and the Farne Islands

  • Steven Townsend Dog Art news – ‘Tribute To Moses’ & ‘Monty’

    Better late than never, we finally have a few words from UK artist Steven Townsend about last years highly successful limited edition print: ‘Tribute to Moses’ – Published Sep 2008.


    (Limited edition print: ‘Tribute To Moses’)

    “This is the new dog from Steven Townsend called ‘Tribute To Moses.’ I am sure no one is going to argue about how handsome a dog Moses is and therefore I do not need to say much more about this really beautiful, friendly natured Black Labrador.

    He is four years old, born 26th May 2004 and is the half brother to Monty.(also featured in his own limited print called ‘Monty.’) Both have the same mother, Bif a Field Trial Champion, owned and trained by Jim Swindlehurst.

    That is why the 2 pictures Monty & Tribute To Moses go so well together, they really complement each other. Both Monty & Moses are working dogs and are owned and trained by the same owner, David Lloyd, although he does admit that they are also family pets.

    Why Tribute to Moses? Well he was named after the owners father Moses, who passed away some 16 years ago. He had a real love for dogs and through out his life had many working dogs including Labradors so it seems a fitting title.”


    (Limited edition print: ‘Monty’)

    I hope you receive lots of pleasure from Steven latest labrador piece, once again please remember these are limited editions taken from a painting, not a photo! Steven paints in a photo realistic style!

    thanks

    Russell

    Links:
    http://www.thegundogclub.co.uk/
    http://www.thelabradorretrieverclub.com/

  • Artist Steven Townsend – New Release ‘Tommy’ for 2009

    We finally have some words from Steven Townsend & his family about the background of his new limited edition print: ‘Tommy’ and a little bit about the dog and why he was chosen to be painted.


    (Limited edition print: ‘Tommy’)

    “Tommy was named after our 2nd grandson who was the first baby in the UK to be born on Remembrance Day 2008. He is called Tommy in honour of the First World War Veterans. Steven finished the painting on the same day and so it seemed fitting to call it Tommy.

    Tommy is in fact Victor, a 1 year old Collie that is already showing great potential in the trialing world but what is more important to Steven is the fact that the dog is very photogenic hence it is one of the very few dogs that Steven has painted twice.”


    (Limited edition print: ‘Victor’)

    Victor was of course the same dog from the very successful limited edition print of the same name, released May 2008 and featured a head and shoulder study. Steven also tells us that the dog has a lovely temperament and he hopes this comes through in the painting.

    As always we have to point out that the 2 pictures here are in fact paintings and not photographs, Steven’s amazing talent allows him to produce near photorealistic paintings!

    Thank you

    James