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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W1056 Raven

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W1054 Cats and Moon

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W1052 Barn Owl

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W1051 Magpie

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W1050 Hare Portrait

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W1048 Chicken

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W1043 Hare Portrait

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W1042 Barn Owl

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W1041 Badger

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W1040 Wolf Portrait

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W1037 Bumblebee

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W1033 Hares and Moon

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W1032 Fox Portrait

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W1031 Magpie

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W1029 Bumblebee

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W1027 Robin Portrait

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W1025 Fox Portrait

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W1024 Raven

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W1023 Pheasant

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W1015 Magpie

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W1013 Barn Owl

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W1009 Robin Portrait

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W1008 Horse Portrait

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W1007 (L) Hare Portrait

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W856 Bumblebee

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W855 (L) Hare in Foliage

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W854 (L) Robin in Foliage

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W850 Horse in Mist

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W795 (L) Harvest Mouse in Foliage

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W794 (L) Robin in Foliage

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W793 (L) Mole in Foliage

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W792 (L) Dipper by Waterfall

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