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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W1169 Kingfisher

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W1168 Horse

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W1167 Fox

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W1165 Deer

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W1164 Cat

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W1163 Stoat

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W1162 Cat

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W1161 Barn Owl

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W1157 Horse

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W1154 Fox

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W1153 Cat

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W1152 Wood Mouse

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W1150 Horse

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W1147 Horse

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W1146 Fox

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W1144 Cat

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W1142 Horse

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W1141 Fox

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W1136 Cat

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W1134 Large Fox 002

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W1133 Horse

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W1124 Snow Leopard

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W1123 Horse

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W1122 Fox

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W1121 Sheep

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W1120 Wild Pig

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W1117 Cat

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W1116 Horse

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W1113 Barn Owl

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W1110 Badger

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C1122 Red Setter Portrait

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C1121 Border Collie Portrait

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