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Dad and Lad

5/5/2020

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A father and son walk towards the Stretford End to see United play under floodlights.
​11”x9” pencil on paper.
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New MUFC paintings

11/9/2018

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1977 and 1991 36”x60” acrylic on canvas and a detail of a new Paul Scholes piece.
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Old Trafford under Floodlights

9/15/2016

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22"x24" Acrylic on canvas
First published in Red News, September 2016
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United paintings and drawings 2014/15

5/24/2015

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View from a roof : Paris

5/12/2015

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A Parisian panorama - the view from the towers of Notre Dame.
30"x40" ink on paper - 2015
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Recent United Work

5/7/2015

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Juan Mata celebrates in front of Man United fans
A United End - 11"x14" Watercolour and pen on paper - 2015

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Painting Keane

4/9/2015

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Expressionist painting of MUFC captain Roy Keane
A recent painting of former United captain, Roy Keane, not backing down.
20"x24" Acrylic on canvas, 2015. 





Here's a short time-lapse video of a part of the process. Ongoing struggles with time-lapses and painting, evident!
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Calypso - 2015

3/13/2015

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Picture, Man United, MUFC, Abstract, Football painting
Here's a recent commission in red, black and white.
The basic composition was agreed on and I was given free reign to, well, be free with it. 
I attempted a short time lapse of the process, which turned out a whole lot shorter than intended...


48"x72" Acrylic on canvas
Underpainted with Windsor & Newton crylics and finished with Liquitex acrylics with the aid of some flow medium...

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Eric on canvas

1/30/2015

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A couple of process photographs of a recent commissioned Eric painting.
48"x72" Acrylic on canvas.
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Robson, Barcelona 1984

12/29/2014

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Picture, Bryan Robson, Robbo, Manchester United art, Manchester united, MUFC, Old Trafford painting, Old Trafford art, The Stretford End, Barcelona 1984
Bryan Robson in front of the Stretford End, 21st of March 1984.
24"x30" Acrylic on canvas.

This painting was commissioned by BleacherReport.com for a series of paintings and illustrations on players who wore the No.7 jersey for MUFC - see the full series here http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/artof7/#artof7-slide

Click on the images below for high resolution versions of the painting.
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Old Trafford

11/17/2014

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United Abstracts

10/9/2014

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A selection of non United, United paintings. Expressionist De Stijl isms in Red White and Black.

Click on the images below to view in high resolution.
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22"x28" Acrylic on canvas
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Before the match, Old Trafford

9/30/2014

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Picture, Old Trafford, Manchester United, MUFC, Man United, Poster, Art, Football art, Eric Cantona,
Old Trafford, viewed from Chester Road.
16" x 40" ink on paper


Click on the gallery below to zoom in on sections of the piece.
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Old Trafford, Manchester.

9/19/2014

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A recent commission of Old Trafford at night. 36"x60" Acrylic on canvas.
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New Landscapes

9/12/2014

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Picture, painting, landscape, art, abstract, connemara, Ireland
Inlet #7 - 12"x24" Acrylic on canvas
The paintings above are part of a recently completed series landscape pieces newly listed on my site - inspired by the landscape of west Mayo and Galway. You can see the entire series here. 
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New in ink

7/18/2014

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Here's a selection of recent drawings. City, mountainscapes and a drawing of Stuart Pearson scoring for MUFC v Liverpool in the 1977 FA Cup final.
Picture, manchester united, 1977, FA Cup Final, Stuart Pearson
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Fireworks, NYC

7/11/2014

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Picture, new york, fireworks, brooklyn bridge, night sky, explosion
A couple of shots of the July 4th fireworks in NYC - shot from a rooftop in Chinatown. Click on the images below to open the gallery.
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Corlears Hook, NYC

7/10/2014

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A bend in the river.
Corlears hook, on the Lower East Side, viewed from the Manhattan Bridge.
24"x30" Acrylic on canvas
Here are three recent NYC paintings from the same series.
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New MUFC paintings

6/27/2014

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Picture, old traford, art, the stretford end, man united, manchester united, football art, poster, wonderfuel gas, terrace, expressionist
United players salute the Stretford End. 24"x30" Acrylic on canvas.
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Broadway rain dance

6/20/2014

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Picture, new york, nyc, abstract, cityscape, broadway
Crossing a Midtown street in a downpour. 
A palette consisting of cobalt & ultramarine blue, raw and burnt umber, raw sienna, viridian green and white.
14"x18" Acrylic on canvas
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