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Giclee on paper Edition no: 97/195

Image size: 11″ x 14″ Framed size: 25″ x 29″

£595

Rolf Harris occupies a unique position on the art scene, both with his work and with his upbeat and accessible attitude to the world of art. A hugely gifted communicator, he presents prime time TV shows and headlines Glastonbury, proving that there is no audience beyond his reach. His artwork encapsulates this inspirational ability, and whatever the subject or style, every piece is linked by that immediacy, accessibility and personal impact. From powerful scenes of the Australian outback to intimate figurative studies. Rolf’s art reflects the range of experiences and locations he has encountered over his long life as an artist. But despite the diverse subject matter his style is unmistakable, and his observational skill and portrayal of fine detail is second to none.

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Paper Edition of 195 – Framed £750 image size: 24″x17″

This was painted from a television show commemorating the fact that Elvis would have been 75 in 2010 had he lived. I feel this picture really captures his huge appeal to the youngsters of the day and I love the two girls at the right of the picture, watching his every move with rapt attention. They are absolutely loving everything he does, loving the way he sounds and the way he performs.

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Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed canvas Size: 20″ x 40″

Edition no 52/195

Many years ago, when TVAM was operating, I arranged for them to hang a huge sheet of photographic paper in their studio so that I could do a demonstration painting of a snowscene for the TV cameras. I’d done all sorts of preliminary sketches of snow scenes, tree and building covered in snow, and went ahead and painted a 9 foot by 12 foot scene. It was thrilling to do, using all the different pots of paint and the 4 inch house painting brushes. I took a photo of the end result and have kept it ever since. The original painting was scrapped. Well, what can you do with something that huge in fairly flimsy paper? Just recently I unearthed my old photo and was inspired to paint it again, but this time in oil, and at a more sensible size.

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Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed £1225 canvas size 1: 28″x40″

This is in Harvey in Western Australia. The sun had set behind me, leaving everything in deep shade. But the sunlight was still hitting the bank of the trees high up in the distance, lighting up to such a brilliant orange that they look for all the world like a far-off bush fire. I did all the foreground, sketched in the bright orange background and then began to put in the mass of branches at the top. Then I started to think about what my old teacher and mentor Hayward Veal told me. He’d suggested that instead of trying to paint trees and branches on top of the sky colour, you paint everything dark, then put the sky and the spaces in between to reveal the trees and branches. I followed his advice and it worked.

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Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed £1225 Size: 49″x19″

I illustrated the side of a grand piano for DeMontfort Fine Art, with a long complex scene partly made up from my head, partly inspired by photos of country scenes from Northern New South Wales. These photographs showed a very green landscape, but I had in mind a parches, dry scene mainly composed of reds and oranges. When I had finished it, I really loved it so much that I immediately coated a long canvas with orange paint so I could have the pleasure again of painting a similar scene, but in a more right-angled oblong shape. As I eventually got around to working on it, the excitement of painting the scene on the piano was long months away, but as soon as I started, the thrill was there again. I hadn’t realised that the piano was much longer than my canvas, and so couldn’t duplicate the piano work of art. It was of necessity, shorter, but I think, exactly as much fun to paint. I don’t think it would have worked as well had I made all the paddocks green instead of orangey-red.

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Rolf Harris - “Dry Country”

Canvas Edition of 195 – Framed £1295 Canvas size: 44″ x 27″

This is a spectacular country in one of the driest parts of Australia where the rocks seem to have a blue surface staining to them – they look incredible. The country is so sparse and barren that it can’t be farmed and the only trees that will grow are these – affectionately known as parachute trees. They have lots of tiny branches supporting a leafy canopy – hence the name.

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“Snorkelling Over the Deep”

RARE

Framed and Signed Limited Edition Giclee

Edition : 695 (worldwide)

£985

Double mounted and framed with a 3.5″ white border.

Including a certificate of authenticity signed by Rolf Harris.

image size: 16 1/4″ x 24″

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Deep down David Renshaw always knew what he wanted to do for a living.In my school years I remember my dad teaching me some basic elements of drawing using light and shade in pencils and I dreamed of one day becoming an artist.

Being only really interested in art David Renshaw left school and studied Graphic Design at Southport college after which he found work and started at a local art gallery as a picture framer.

Needing to support his young family he worked in the art and picture framing industry for twelve years but also managed to paint part time producing mainly private commissions for people at the same time developing new techniques and ideas.

Although David enjoyed his job he still knew that this was not the life he really wanted and he eventually decided it was time to follow his dreams and with the support of his wife and two children he took the plunge, leaving his job to concentrate on painting full time.

David Renshaw now enjoys painting a broad range of subjects mainly in oils & acrylics and he is lucky to be represented by a selection of beautiful art galleries across the UK.

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“Beach Solitude”

ORIGINAL

Oil on canvas (Framed) £995

image size: 29.5″ x 29.5″ framed size: 41″ x 41″

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“Fusion”

Framed Canvas Edition – Embellished

Edition of 195

image size: 24″ x 24″

£695

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