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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C1119 Springer Spaniel Portrait

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C1117 Yellow Labrador Portrait

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C1116 West Highland Terrier Portrait

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C1114 Red Setter Portrait

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C1113 Golden Retreiver Portrait

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C1112 Jack Russell Portrait

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C1110 Border Collie Portrait

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C1108 Black Labrador Portrait

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C1107 Black Labrador Portrait

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C1105 Black Labrador Portrait

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C1104 Black Labrador Portrait

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C1103 Jack Russell Portrait

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W1109 Kingfisher

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W1107 Hare

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W1106 Raven

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W1105 Cockerel

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W1104 Badger

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W1098 Magpie

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W1095 Fox b

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W1091 Pheasant

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W1090 PoleCat

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W1085 Hare and Moon

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W1083 Raven

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W1080 Foxes and Stars vb

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W1076 Raven and Moon

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W1075 Fox Portrait

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W1071 Barn Owl and Moon

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W1070 Hare and Moon

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W1067 Fox and Moon (L)

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W1065 Cat and Moon (L)

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W1060 Chicken

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W1058 Badger

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