A bit of a throwback digital illustration to brighten up a Wednesday morning. I painted this back in 2018. I don’t do much digital painting these days as AI changed how I felt about it. The effort seems worthless. However that's what led me to oil painting, the most real medium there is.

I am exhibiting at @McrArtFair on 21-23 November at Manchester Central. Book your tickets and see me at the fair, for the collector, the curator and the simply curious! hashtag#MAF25 I also have 25 guest tickets to the preview on Friday 21st if you message me quick!

The games industry is a place where people with ADHD and Autism are managed by Psychopaths in companies owned by Narcissist billionaires 😬

Took a gamble on these today and it paid off…..totally fine

A painting of Savage River, Denali National park, Alaska. Painted this over the past few weeks from a video I took from the lookout point. 100cm by 50cm I probably could have broken the scene up into 3 smaller paintings but I wanted to show the massive expanse and beauty of it.

All set for my second Alnmouth arts festival! Come say hello if you are in the area

Hi folks, if you are in the North East UK and looking for something to do this weekend, come over to the Alnmouth Arts festival and say hello! I’ll be exhibiting there all weekend along with many other artists.

“Hounded” the game has gone live on Kickstarter. I’ve been helping the guys at IMPRNT make this project happen. Great bunch of folks and they had me at “You play as an English sheepdog” ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/hou...

"Harvest Sky" one that I painted back in March and is now finally dry and framed. A psychedelic take on the world and the complexity of clouds, colours and the ever changing weather. A2 size on wood panel, including frame. Available to purchase.

Tough day at the office but the horses gave me some good crits

All set for the Ponteland art fair today!

My first proper Plein air painting, it's a lot harder than I ever thought it would be but also very rewarding because of all the environmental challenges that are going on around you. Todays issue was not weather but a horde of bugs landing on the paint. @leecraigmile has been an awesome teacher!

I’ll be doing my “Art Of Direction” talk live today at the DVRS conference in Manchester. It will also be live-streamed here if you can’t make it. youtube.com/live/YtD8T7r...

I’ll be speaking at DVRS this Thursday afternoon. The line up looks great, come say hi if you are joining us! www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/dvrs-...

This week's oil painting, from photos of a trip to Melrose in Scotland last Autumn. I'm still not sure if I like this painting, I put a lot of vibrant colour into as I was trying to capture that golden time at the end of the day when the sun is low. It maybe feels like there is too much going on?

A little preview of my work in the Biscuit Factory Newcastle upon Tyne. I will also be speaking at the Unstoppable Gaming event there on March 16th, come along and say hello

Just dropped 9 paintings off at the Biscuit Factory gallery in Newcastle. I’m thrilled and slightly bemused that my work is going to feature in their Spring collection March 7th to May 10th. If you are ever in the area, go check it out.

Today is the last day to respond to the consultation. It's a bit of a battle to get through, but it's got to be worth it if you care about the arts and democracy at all www.gov.uk/government/c...

All framed and ready to go to the Biscuit Factory gallery for their Spring collection.

I have some big news! Eight of my paintings to be exhibited at the Biscuit factory in Newcastle from March 7th to May 10th as part of their Spring collection. I'm pinching my self right now! Opening night is free entry on March 7th, Pls come! thebiscuitfactorynewcastle.eventcube.io/events/71378...

I love varnish time! When oil paints dry, they do so via a process of oxidisation and so the colours go dull. The varnish process brings back the colour and harmonises the painting.

Striding edge in February, what an inspiring place! A bit f*cking scary though in the ice!

Made it Pocket Gamer in London after some epic queues! If you are here, come say hi.

One that I painted last year but didn’t like it so I reworked. It is of Stanage edge in Derbyshire, I spent man a summer (and winter) roaming as a teenager

It was great to chat with Locke about how the original game was made and how we approached the remaster

We worked closely with some of the original Computer Artworks team on The Thing: Remastered, including art director Ron Ashtiani. Want to learn more about the work we did with Ron? Check out our latest Deep Dive interview! 🙌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea_0...

Strange, partially abandoned shopping centre in the Canary Islands, great location for a horror movie!

Yes! Winning!

Just chilling here with my dog!

A little time lapse video of one I finished this week (20 hrs in 60 secs) "Split Tree on the River Pont" is of a location close to where I live that I often go to with my kids and we throw stick in the river for the dog to swim out and collect. It is a special place for me. Oil on board, 50x50cm

This year I discovered my passion for oil painting. I can’t get enough of it! covering a lot of ground, experimenting and learning to master the techniques of painting. For 2025, I’m going deeper into the styles that excite me to further develop my own. #artvsartist2024

This is it folks! We’ve officially released

This!

An expressive oil and cold wax painting on Arches paper. I wanted to explore how colour shifts over distance and through atomospheric conditions. With this piece I focused on the blend from lush greens into deep blues and purples. 30cm x 40cm

One that I finished yesterday "Rivers Merging" Oil on Arches 40x30cm I love the colour combination of warm Yellows into Teal and Purple/Reds Expect to see more of these colours over the coming weeks!

Let’s full BlueSky with Art! If you see this, post your work :) While oil painting is my hobby, I am also a game art director and I’ve spent a lot of time working on THE THING games in my time.

A little oil and cold wax painting from Friday. When I have just a couple of hours free, I like to do these fast little expressive paintings as they are so much fun! Especially peeling away the tape :D This one is based on a trip I took to Ireland back in May. Oil and Cold Wax on Arches 40x30cm

What’s up Yorkshire, Derbyshire folks! Who’s got love for Stanage Edge? Oil on board, 50cm x 50cm FS!

If you are an artist or creative mind, this is excellent and you’ll likely enjoy reading it. “All creative work is at bottom a means of self-liberation and a coping mechanism — for the loneliness, the despair, the chaos and contradiction within”

Best tool for painting moody skies? Fingers and a blending brush!

Hey up folks, @megowenson.bsky.social has joined us here on Bluesky, give her a follow! Her art is sweet!

Something a bit different/experimental this time, more expressive! I used Oils, Cold Wax and Bronze pigment to create this stormy scene. The technique is to be totally freestyle, no sketch, just see what apears from the paint. Arches paper 40x30cm

Well I’m a little shocked, Just watched the new Deadpool movie and the dedication at the end to Ray Chan who died 😢 I worked with Ray on Thor II, Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers II on which he was the supervising art director. Great bloke. Nice tribute by ❤️@vancityreynolds.bsky.social

"Alignment of Destiny" This is one that I painted digitally a few years ago and then repainted it in oils on wooden board earlier this year. 42x60cm Digital original here cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/ima...

Oof!

This one was inspired by the drive from the Lake District UK through Penrith and up to Alston, via the epic Hartside pass. It’s often half in the clouds up there with magical pools of light. Oil on wooden panel, 52cm x 30cm

Another painting from last month, this time Acrylics on wooden panel, 40cm x 20cm Reminds me of my teenage years exploring Yorkshire and Derbyshire "Adventure or the pub?" This is from my landscape painting classes with artist Jim Musil.

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