John Silver

John Silver

John Silver began working as a commercial artist after leaving College with a BA (Hon) Degree in 1981. His first full time job was with a Graphics and Photographic agency in Manchester UK, this was to last for only one year as he wanted to pursue a wildlife painting career. In 1983, John became a professional Illustrator and freelance photographic retoucher, learning to retouch using a paintbrush and an airbrush; he specialized in fantasy airbrush illustrations.

At the same time, John was studying the different painting techniques of the old masters, his favorites being Da Vinci, Titian, Rembrant, Turner, and Constable. In order to discover as much as possible about their techniques he would painstakingly copy selected paintings, some of them taking as long as eight months to complete. His constant love throughout has been to paint wildlife and take every opportunity to study and observe animals in their natural environment.

In 1994, John spent some time in the company of world renowned wildlife artists John Seerey Lester and Alan Hunt, the knowledge that he gained from them at this time proved invaluable. Since then, John have been exhibiting and collecting reference at many game fairs throughout the country, and this has resulted in producing his working dog series of paintings.

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W1439 Wolf

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W1425 Fox

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W1423 Horse

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W1415 Hare

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W1412 Horse

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W1408 Hedgehog

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W1396 Hummingbird

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W1395 Bumblebee

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W1388 Hedgehog

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W1387 Butterfly

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W1386 Bumblebee

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W1374 Fox

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W1325 Red Squirrel

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W1324 Otter

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W1322 Hare

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W1237 Deer

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W1218 Fox

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W1211 Horse

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W1204 Horse

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W1199 Cat

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W1197 Horse

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W1194 Cat

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W1193 Goose

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W1190 Horse

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W1188 Barn Owl

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W1185 Cat

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W1183 Horse

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W1179 Parrot

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W1178 Cat

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W1174 Barn Owl

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