Steve Greaves Artist's Blog
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An artist's occasional diary covering painting ideas and plans
as they take shape - giving some insight into the artist's methods
of gathering reference photographs and making plans for paintings
(and some other stuff that might only be vaguely related).
19 July 2014 - Saturday
FLITTERBAT - The Video Game
The new Flitterbat.com website is up-and-running!
Try out the Free-To-Play Pre-Release Demo.
Be the Flitterbat - Catch The Bugs! Avoid The Rocks!
Here is a link to my new FLITTERBAT page:
1 June 2014 - Sunday
FLITTERBAT
Here is a link to my new FLITTERBAT page:
The page is a bit sparse at the present but I will keep updating it (honest!)
26 May 2014 - Monday
FLITTERBAT
This is my first update in ages.
I have been engrossed in learning video game design and development for the
past few months and have a number of projects in the pipeline. I intend to
devote a new section on this site to these projects so please keep checking back.
Meanwhile here is a character from my "FLITTERBAT" game which should hopefully
be available sometime in 2014 as a free download, first for PC and Android then
later on for IOS and other platforms.
A caterpillar.
If you are really impatient you could check out my Facebook, Twitter and Flickr
pages which already feature some of the artwork and early screenshots.
25 November 2013 - Monday
Photos Published in The Birds of Ireland Book
A number of my bird photos have been published in "The Birds of Ireland -
A Field Guide" including Bittern, Red Kite, Buzzard and Quail.
You can check it out here on Amazon:
18 November 2013 - Monday
Time to stock up with Christmas Cards!
Here's my set of 6 Robin Cards now available on Amazon:
Also available as single cards:
15 June 2013 - Saturday
More Steve Greaves Postcards Published
I'm on a mission to make all of my paintings and best photos
available as postcards and/or greetings cards.
Here's the latest postcard available on Ebay:
White Lipped Banded Snail
(Cepaea hortensis)
Here's a link to my Ebay shop:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Steve-Greaves-Art-Paintings-Prints?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
12 April 2013 - Friday
Waxwings - Near Miss!
Penny and I spotted a
tree full of Waxwings today - well 11 of them anyway!
Unfortunately I had no camera to prove it and when we went back later armed
with the Nikon D300 they had already moved on.
Never mind, here's a shot of some from 2009 taken near Old Moor...
Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) near RSPB Old Moor.
Photo by Steve Greaves 2009.
12 October 2012 - Friday
Steve Greaves on Twitter - @SteveGreavesArt
I have just created a Twitter account mainly to publicise a new video game
project I am working on but will will also be giving out art and photography
info including exhibition dates.
Follow Steve Greaves on Twitter - @SteveGreavesArt
17 June 2012 - Saturday
Primrose Watercolour Painting Published in Diary
My watercolour painting of Primroses has been published here:
"In Search of Nightingales" The Diary of Elizabeth Campbell -
An Australian lady returns to a place she loves.
England 1933 - 1934.
More info to follow shortly...
Primroses flower painting by Steve Greaves 1988
watercolour on paper 5" x 6.5"
7 June 2012 - Thursday
Roman Photo to be Used in Exhibition Catalogue of Iron Age Celts
My photo of Roman re-enactors the Ermine Street Guard will be used in a catalogue for
an exhibition of Iron Age Celts to be held in the History Gallery of Oriel Ynys Mon
(Anglesey Gallery) on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales.
The exhibition runs from 14th July through to November 2012.
Roman Soldiers on Horseback at Kelmarsh Festival of History.
Photo by Steve Greaves 2009.
29 April 2012 - Sunday
Little Owl - Oil Painting in Progress
I have been working on this new painting of a Little Owl (Athene noctua)
for a few weeks now and its starting to get there. He needs something to
perch on so I've been collecting some bits of old branches but not sure
which to use yet. The background will be darkened once the perch is sorted
then the bird will receive some finishing touches.
The painting is approx 9.5" x 12" on gesso primed hardboard which makes
the owl about life size (or just a fraction under).
Watch out for the soon-to-be-added page showing the whole sequence of
progress from drawing to finished artwork!
20 February 2012 - Monday
Steve Greaves Art Paintings Prints Ebay Shop Now Open!
I now have an official eBay shop!
You can browse, purchase and bid on a selection of Original Paintings,
Prints, Postcards and Greetings Cards.
Click on the Sign Up button in the shop to receive regular newsletters detailing
the release of new artwork and special offers.
13 January 2012 - Friday
Goshawk Limited Edition Print - now available!
500 copies only - signed by the artist
Click the ad to go to Amazon.
Or click the Ebay logo if you prefer to purchase from Ebay.
17 November 2011 - Thursday
Carl "Foggy" Fogarty Watercolour Motorbike on EBAY!
Up for auction is my 1996 watercolour painting of Carl "Foggy" Fogarty
doing a wheelie on his Honda motorcycle.
Grab yourself a unique image of a modern sporting hero!
Bidding starts at £30.00 with no reserve.
SOLD
Also being auctioned at the same time is this industrial landscape acrylic
painting - "Ratcliff-On-Soar Power Station" dated 2003.
Bidding starts at £20.00 with no reserve.
Good Luck!
15 September 2011 - Thursday
I'm selling my old Suzuki TU250 Motorbike on EBAY!
My old bike has been sitting gathering dust in the shed since 2005.
It's time it found a new owner who can give it some care and attention
and get it going again. It needs engine work and a general tidy-up
which is why it is being advertised as a "restoration project".
Bidding starts at £100 with no reserve!
SOLD
Click here for more - Steve Greaves Items on EBAY
Other items will be added on a regular basis so do keep checking back.
Please add this to your favourites!
19 July 2011 - Tuesday
3rd Original Artwork For Sale and Auction on EBAY!
Doncaster Market is the 3rd of my Original Paintings to be
auctioned on Ebay.
The painting is 6" x 4" and the oak frame is 12" x 10".
Bidding starts at £20 or you can Buy Now for £50
Good Luck!
SOLD
Click here for more - Steve Greaves Art on EBAY
Other items will be added on a regular basis so do keep checking back.
Please add this to your favourites!
16 April 2011 - Saturday
1st Original Painting For Sale and Auction on EBAY
Purple Border Plant (Campanula) is the first of my Original Paintings to be
auctioned on Ebay.
Its a miniature measuring only 3.5" x 4" and is painted in an Impressionist style.
Bidding starts at £10 or you can Buy Now for £20 which is way cheaper than
listed here on the website!
Good Luck!
SOLD
Other items will be added on a regular basis so do keep checking back.
Please add this to your favourites!
21 Feb 2011 - Monday
Art Items for Sale and Auction on EBAY
I have started to list a few items on internet auction site EBAY.
You can bid on my Limited Edition Prints and Postcards, and other odds
and ends including this rare hand-made pin badge / button badge featuring my
watercolour painting of a young Bornean Orangutan; This is one of only six
prototypes of a fundraising badge for BOS, the Borneo Orangutan Society.
The badge is initialled and dated by myself on the back in permanent marker.
All bids start low with no reserves and free postage.
SOLD
Other items will be added on a regular basis so do keep checking back.
Please add this to your favourites!
20 Feb 2011 - Sunday
Yellow Wagtail Photo used by The Times
My photo of a Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Female on a Fence Post
with Blue Barbed Wire at RSPB Saltholme has been leased by The Times
via Getty Images. I am not sure how or when the photo will be used - if you see
it around please let me know, I would love to have a copy if it went into The
Times newspaper.
Photo by Steve Greaves
Here is a link to my Flickr Photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegreaves/
15 Feb 2011 - Tuesday
Whitby Abbey Postcard on Amazon
My Whitby Abbey Postcards are now available on Amazon.
They are glossy approx A6 size and the first of many to be published in 2011.
There are less than 100 currently available.
Why not start your collection now?
Steve Greaves
Whitby Abbey
Postcard
13 Jan 2011 - Thursday
Peregrine Falcon Signed Limited Edition Print on Amazon
My Peregrine Falcon Limited Edition Prints are now available via
Amazon who are storing the prints and dealing with orders, postage and
packaging. The prints can be exported to several countries within the EU.
If you live outside the EU or wish to purchase direct from the artist please read
the alternative ordering details on the Prints page of this website.
The signed and numbered prints are limited to only 500 copies worldwide.
Peregrine Falcon Limited Edition Print
Other images are in the process of being reproduced as
Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Prints and will be available soon...
7 Jan 2011 - Friday
Blackbird Signed Limited Edition Print on Amazon
Blackbird is the first of my Limited Edition Prints to become available via
Amazon who are storing the prints and dealing with orders, postage and
packaging. The prints can be exported to several countries within the EU.
If you live outside the EU or wish to purchase direct from the artist please read
the alternative ordering details on the Prints page of this website.
The signed and numbered prints are limited to only 500 copies worldwide.
Blackbird Limited Edition Print
Peregrine Falcon Limited Edition Print should be available via Amazon within
a matter of days. Other images are in the process of being reproduced as
Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee Prints and will be available soon...
Watch this space!
17 Dec 2010 - Friday
Bittern Photo for BBC Springwatch Christmas Special
I just received an email from the BBC requesting permission to use one of my
Bittern photos in the Springwatch Christmas Special to be shown on Dec 29
on BBC2 at 6.30pm. I'm not sure which photo they want to use (maybe the one
below) or whether it will definitely be used but it is nice to be asked.
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) at Potteric Carr
Photo by Steve Greaves
Here is a link to my Flickr Photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegreaves/
27 Nov 2010 - Saturday
Neill Sheasby - North Shields Artist
One of my photos, Robin in the Snow, has been used as painting reference by
Neill Sheasby, an artist based in North Shields in the North East of England.
Neill was good enough to contact me to ask for permission to use the image
which appears on Flickr. He works part-time as a joiner and paints mainly wildlife
subjects when he gets the chance. I like his quirky graphic style. He also makes
some great little bird models.
Check out his blog: Neill Sheasby Blog
Here is Neill's painting:
and here is my Robin photo:
Robin in the snow - photo by Steve Greaves
Many of my photos are available to license exclusively through Getty Images
and cover mainly natural history subjects such as birds, animals, bonsai trees.
All of my photos are available for Request to License via Getty Images .
Here is a link to my set which is part of the Getty Images Flickr Collection:
Steve Greaves Getty Images on Flickr
16 Nov 2010 - Tue
Steve Greaves Robin Photo on Hospice Prayer List
My Robin Singing in a Rowan Tree photo has been used as the front
cover image on the December Prayer List of the Myton Hospice.
Here is a link to the Myton Hospices website:
21 Oct 2010 - Thurs
Steve Greaves Bonsai Photo Print at Allposters.com
One of my Bonsai Tree Photos is now available to buy from AllPosters.com.
The Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) Bonsai Tree photo/poster is
professionally printed to a very high quality and is available as a Giclee print,
a Photographic Print, a Premium Photographic Print or a Stretched Canvas
Print. AllPosters offer a mounting and framing service for their prints.
Steve Greaves Bonsai Tree Print at AllPosters.com
10 Sep 2010 - Fri
Steve Greaves Butterfly Photo to be used in Camelot report
Camelot, the National Lottery (Lotto) people have requested the use of my photo of a
Common Blue Butterfly to be used in a Sustainability report. The photo was taken at
my local nature reserve RSPB Old Moor which has recently received lottery funding.
More info to be added as it becomes available...
Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) male on Black Medick
Photo by Steve Greaves
Here is a link to my Flickr Photostream:
Steve Greaves Getty Images on Flickr
20 Aug 2010 - Fri
Robin Photo licensed by Apple Inc. via Getty Images
Apple Inc. (the computer people) have just licensed the use of my singing Robin
photo as seen below. I'm not sure what they are going to use it for - if you see it
around please send me an email and let me know!
Robin (Erithacus rubeluca) Singing in a Rowan Tree - Photo by Steve Greaves
Here is a link to my Flickr Photostream:
Steve Greaves Getty Images on Flickr
10 Aug 2010 - Mon
Over 1,000 Steve Greaves Photos now available via Getty Images
I add new images to my Flickr photostream on almost a daily basis.
All my uploaded photos are now available to license through Getty Images.
Simply go to my Flickr Photostream and click on the Getty Images
"Available for Request to License" button underneath any image.
My Photos include birds, animals and bonsai trees, motorcycles, insects etc...
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on a Branch - Photo by Steve Greaves
Here is a link to my Flickr Photostream:
Steve Greaves Getty Images on Flickr
26 April 2010 - Mon
Visit to see Les Randall, Mr Wales 1950's Bodybuilder
It was great to see Les Randall again after more than 25 years on a visit to
Wales over Easter. I used to do bodybuilding weight training in Les's Gym
in Carmarthen, South Wales when I was an art student at Dyfed College of
Art in the 1980's. Les was NABBA Mr. Wales in the 1950's and is now 85.
He is fit and healthy and still weight trains occasionally.
Les was good enough to let me take his photo in the kitchen of his house
where he still lives in Carmarthen. He is now retired after working for years on
the railways, and owning his own removal business. Les lent me a photo of
himself age 19 showing his classical style physique which I will post here soon.
He was a friend of the great Steve Reeves, bodybuilder and film star in the 50's.
For more info see my bodybuilding page here:
2 April 2010 - Fri
Bird Photography Book by Andrew Zuckerman
It was my birthday a few days ago and one of the things my girlfriend Penny bought
me was a new bird book by photographer Andrew Zuckerman. It is simply called
Bird and features super-detailed shots of birds photographed against pure white
backgrounds. The amount of detail captured is simply amazing and the white
backgrounds using softbox lighting brings out the natural colours of the plumage in
ways you just don't see when birds are photographed in their natural surroundings.
This publication follows Zuckerman's successful Creature book which features
animals portrayed in a similar manner and Wisdom, containing portraits of artists,
actors and statespersons such as Chuck Close, Andrew Wyeth, Billy Conolly,
Clint Eastwood, The Dalai Lama etc.
portraits.
You really need to check his work out, these are more than your average photo
books they are works of art:
Andrew Zuckerman Bird Photo Book
23 March 2010 - Tue
Tree Sparrow Photo Published in Italian Bird Book.
One of my bird photos has just been published in an Italian bird book.
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) in the rain at The Butterfly House, Sheffield.
The book is Monitoraggio Dell' Avifauna Umbra (2000-2005) which is a 390 page
A4 size book written completely in Italian and full of interesting graphs and diagrams.
Authors: Francesco Velatta, Giuseppina Lombardi, Umberto Sergiacomi, Paulo Viali.
I don't read Italian but I guess the book is a report of population distribution, and
movement of the birds of the Umbra region of Italy.
ISBN 88-904627-1-9
19 March 2010 - Fri
Steve Greaves Collaboration with Qoro
American print company Qoro have contacted me with a request to publish
some of my paintings as limited edition prints. Qoro produce reproductions
for the Wyeth family of painters (Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth)
along with other big names such as Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper.
They also work alongside a number of American museums and galleries.
It has been several years since any quality prints have been made of my
paintings and after checking Qoro's info pack which arrived this morning I feel
we can do business and a series of new prints should be available soon.
Qoro brand giclee prints are of the highest quality and are almost
indistinguishable from the original artwork. They are extremely fade resistant
and damp proof. Qoro prints will be replaced free of charge if they become
damaged for any reason.
Here's a link to their website:
Watch this space!
15 March 2010 - Mon
New Look Steve Greaves Website
The Steve Greaves Photorealism Paintings website is currently being re-
designed. I am changing the look and feel of it to make it lighter, brighter and
more user-friendly. The dull grey pages are being replaced by a turquoise and
white colour scheme and the ordering process for buying original paintings and
limited edition prints has been much simplified.
Hope it meets your approval - only another 300 or so pages to go!
5 March 2010 - Fri
More Steve Greaves Photos on Getty Images
25 of my photos are now available to license exclusively through Getty Images.
These include birds, animals and bonsai trees.
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) peering around a tree trunk - Steve Greaves Photo.
My photos are part of the Getty Images Flickr Collection.
Here is a link to my full set:
Steve Greaves Getty Images on Flickr
20 Nov 2009 - Fri
BBC Autumnwatch Featured Bird Photo
One of my bird photographs is currently being featured in the BBC
Autumnwatch Blog on the official Autumnwatch website in their
"Guess the Bird" Quiz.
Here's a link to the BBC Autumnwatch blog revealing the answers!
A number of my photographs have been featured on the front page of the
BBC Autumnwatch website. They were favourited by the BBC in their official
Flickr photo group and were then fed through to the Autumnwatch site.
14 Nov 2009 - Sat
3 Photos Published in AVA Academia Architecture Book
Swiss book publisher of art and architecture AVA Academia Publishing
have used three of my photos of Magna, the groundbreaking Science museum
in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in their Interior Architecture book titled:
Basics Interior Architecture: Elements / Objects written by Graeme Booker
and Sally Stone. RRP £17.95.
The finished book looks superb and I am pleased to be associated this high
quality project.
Water Pavilion From Raised Walkway, Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham.
You can get your copy of the book from Amazon
by following this secure link:
...and here's a link to the AVA Academia website:
30 Oct 2009 - Fri
Photo of the Week at GlobalBirdTrekkers
My photograph of a male Pheasant was Bird Photo of the Week recently on
the GlobalBirdTrekkers.org website.
Click on the image below to view the image on Flickr.
Click on this link GlobalBirdTrekkers to visit their website where my bird
photos often feature on their Flickr bird photo page.
20 July 2009 - Sun
Steve Greaves joins Getty Images
Earlier this year Flickr (Yahoo photo-sharing site) joined forces with American
stock photography giant Getty Images. A number of photographers were
chosen by Getty Images to submit photos to the new Getty Images Flickr
Collection. I was lucky enough to be chosen and have successfully submitted
19 photos of subjects such as birds, animals and bonsai trees. These are now
available to license exclusively through Getty Images.
Young Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Being Fed by its Parent In Flight.
Photo by Steve Greaves
1 May 2009 - Fri
Photos to be Published by AVA Publishing
Two of my photos are to be published by Swiss publisher AVA Publishing in
one of their educational architecture books called 'Elements + Objects' which
is be published in August 2009. The two photos are of Magna Science
Adventure Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The authors are Graeme
Brooker and Sally Stone.
Here's a link to AVA Publishing website:
I will add the images here shortly, meanwhile you can check them out in my
Magna Photo Set on Flickr:
Water Pavilion at Magna Science Adventure Centre.
Photo by Steve Greaves
11 March 2009 - Wed
BBC Wales Nature Photo Of The Week
One of my Red Kite photos has been chosen as the BBC Wales Nature
Photo Of The Week and currently has a place on the front page of their
wildlife and nature based website.
Click on the Red Kite photo to visit the BBC Wales Nature website.
11 January 2009 - Sun
Collecting Photographic Reference for Paintings
I bought myself a Nikon D300 Digital SLR camera last summer and have spent
more hours out and about collecting photographic reference for paintings than
at the drawing board. I'm very pleased with the results from this pro quality
12.3 mp camera - you can see some of my latest Photos on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegreaves/
Over the Xmas holidays I visited two Red Kite feeding stations in Wales at
Gigrin Farm and Llangadog. I hope to produce some artwork from these shortly
starting with some loose watercolour studies to get back into the swing of things.
23 July 2008 - Wed
Arnie the Giant African Land Snail has a bath!
I just cleaned out my Giant African Land Snail tank and gave the Snails
a bath to freshen them up and brighten up their Shells.
Giant African Land Snail Bathing
The Snails seem to love being held under a lukewarm running tap, Arnie moved
his head around under the water to get a good soaking. Surprisingly, the Snails
also seem to like a good soak in their water dish which has to be topped up
everyday.
Here's my Giant African Land Snails page
14 July 2008 - Mon
Rotherham Open Art Show 2008
I have had two Paintings accepted into this year's Rotherham Open Art Show.
They are David Beckham Keyring / Keychain and Rutt Moose.
Both are Photorealism Toy Paintings:
Rutt Moose - Watercolour Toy Painting
Exhibition runs from 12th July to 6th September 2008 at:
Rotherham Art Gallery
Central Library and Arts Centre
Walker Place
Rotherham
South Yorkshire S65 1JH
Tel: 01709 336633
Email: cliftonparkmuseum@rotherham.gov.uk
18 June 2008 - Wed
Steve Greaves Photos on Flickr
I just opened an account on Flickr, the Photo sharing site and started to
upload some of my Photo collection. So far I have added a few bird Photos and
some photos taken on a trip to Paris. I plan to add many more sets of Photos
over the next few months whenever I have a few minutes to spare...
Here's a link to my photographs on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegreaves/
15 June 2008 - Sun
First Steve Greaves Airbrush Painting
Japanese Bonsai Maple Leaves
I recently purchased a Simair AB60A Airbrush which I used to paint
the background of this painting of Japanese Bonsai Maple Leaves.
I used gouache to airbrush the background and the leaves themselves
were painted using transparent watercolour and fine sable brushes.
I hope to use the airbrush in future Photorealism Paintings.
You can see how this painting was done by clicking here:
Japanese Bonsai Maple Leaves Painting
22 April 2008 - Tue
South Yorkshire Open Art Exhibition 2008
The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
I have had two Paintings accepted into this year's South Yorkshire Open
Art Exhibition. They are:
Rutt Moose Tankersley
The Exhibition is held at The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
The dates are:
Friday 25 April - Friday 13 June.
Contact the Cooper Gallery:
Tel: 01226 242905
25 March 2008 - Tue
Painting Nature Exhibition - The Bridge Gallery, Llandeilo
My Oil Painting of a welsh Common Buzzard will be on display at The
Bridge Gallery in Llandeilo, South Wales in their "Painting Nature" exhibition
which opens on Monday March 31st. The exhibition will include predominantly
Wildlife Paintings but also Landscapes and Seascapes.
Here are their contact details:
The Bridge Gallery
133 Rhosmaen Street
Llandeilo
Carmarthenshire SA19 6EN
01558 822183
13 November 2007 - Tue
Watercolour Painting Master Class at the Cooper Gallery
I have been invited to lead a Watercolour Painting Master Class at the
Cooper Art Gallery in Barnsley. Details are vague at the moment but the
date should be Saturday 23rd of February 2008 from 9.30am - 2.30pm.
There will be up to 15 places available for the class and the cost will be
around £25 for the day.
More details will be posted as they become available.
In the meantime please contact the Cooper Gallery - (01226) 242905
7 October 2007 - Sun
Borneo Orangutan Survival Charity Art Auction
I have been approached by the charity Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS
UK) with a request to donate some prints of my Orangutan Watercolour
Painting to be auctioned at the two following venues:
Otterburn Hall, Newcastle, Sat 1 Dec 2007 - POSTPONED UNTIL 2008
(New auction date to be posted when details become available).
Flemings Mayfair, London, 16 Dec 2007.
I will be donating a number of Signed Prints of the Orangutan Watercolour
Painting along with some Signed Greetings Cards and also button badges.
You can check out the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS UK) website at:
http://www.savetheorangutan.org.uk
18 September 2007 - Tue
Giant African Land Snails
In the summer of 2007 I was given an adult Giant African Land Snail.
I named him "Arnie" after the Bodybuilder and action film star Arnold
Schwarzenegger. The big Snail is now about 4 ins long. "He" promptly
laid a clutch of around 60 eggs, two of which survived and are thriving.
A month later came the second batch of 70ish eggs - most of which
hatched. A third clutch was laid about one month after that. Surprising
as Arnie has been kept in a tank on his own. Giant African Land Snails
are hermaphrodites i.e. have both male and female reproductive organs
(although you need two snails to breed) and have the capacity to have
produce clutches of eggs in installments. I'm currently looking for homes
for the baby Snails and the third batch off eggs is soon to be posted off
to an animal sanctuary in West Wales.
Pictures of Giant African Land Snails
10 September 2007 - Mon
Website Re-design
I have decided to alter the whole look and feel of the website by changing
the dark backgrounds and light text to a more readable and traditional layout
of dark text on a light coloured background. I hope that everyone finds this an
improvement!
With well over 300 pages the re-design of the site is going to take several
weeks to complete - please bear with the random style of the site for the time
being and keep checking back for new additions of Artwork and info.
23 August 2007 - Thur
English Heritage Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall
I spent the weekend of 11th - 12th August as a guest of Penny Robinson's
Foure Fryendes Medieval Re-Enactment group, living in their authentic
Medieval campsite at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire during the Festival
of History which is English Heritages's biggest event of the year.
The massive event covered events in history from the Iron Age to World War
Two and included Roman Army camps, and many Battle Re-enactments.
Click here to see:
Photographs of English Heritage Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall 2007
I may use some of the Photographs as future reference for Artwork.
14 August 2007 - Tue
Exhibition Offer
I have just been offered an Art Exhibition space in the Art Gallery of
Swinton Lock Activity Centre close to where I live in South Yorkshire.
Once confirmed the Art Exhibition should take place some time in the
spring of 2008. Watch this space for details.
28 July 2007 - Sat
Ian McMillan Portrait Painting seen on TV
Ian McMillan The Barnsley Poet
I occasionally have my hair cut in Mad Geoff's barber shop in the village
of Darfield where I live. I was in there yesterday and Geoff told me a TV film
crew had just been in the shop filming with Ian McMillan for the Yorkshire
news program Look North. The cameraman had zoomed in on my signed
greeting card on the counter which features a portrait of Ian McMillan. The
card had also been signed by Ian and given to Geoff as a souvenir.
The camera shot was one which had appeared on TV.
Ian McMillan has just been the subject of a documentary film for ITV's
The South Bank Show with Melvin Bragg.
14 July 2007 - Sat
Steve Greaves, Bodybuilder
Steve Greaves, Bodybuilder 1983
As mentioned in the Biography section, I have been Weight Training
on and off since I was in school. I've just started to add a Bodybuilding
section to the site which includes some of my contest photos from the
early 1980's. I haven't competed in a show for 23 years but the lads at
Damon Brown's Temple Gym in Wombwell where I train are trying to
get me to enter a Natural Physique Association (NPA) Bodybuilding
Competition 2008 (Yorkshire area) next year in Holmfirth.
Will I get into shape in time? Watch this space....
23 June 2007 - Sat
Bobby Hatfield Charity Golf Classic,
Dinner Show / Art Auction for Lupus Charity
A set of my Limited Edition Prints will be auctioned for the charity Lupus
International at Newport Beach Country Club on Monday 9 July 2007.
Host for the event will be Linda Hatfield, wife of the late Bobby Hatfield
of legendary singing group The Righteous Brothers. You may be familiar
with the songs "You Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Unchained Melody".
Linda Hatfield bought a set of my Limited Edition Prints at the recent
Savor The Night event held by Lupus
International - check out the entry below for 7 April.
Lupus is an incurable Autoimmune Disease.
For more details about the event or about Lupus see their website:
or contact: (888) 532-2322
12 May 2007 - Sat
South Yorkshire Open Art Exhibition 2007
I have had the Watercolour and Ink Painting
Garrick Theatre, London accepted into the
South Yorkshire Open Art Exhibition.
The Art Exhibition runs from Sat 5 May - Sat 23 June 2007 at
Cooper Gallery
Church Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
England, UK
To Buy the Painting please contact the Cooper Gallery:
(01226) 242905
Please note this painting is now SOLD
7 April 2007 - Sat
Lupus Charity Wine Tasting / Art Auction
I was contacted on 4 April by the Charity Organisation Lupus International
in California USA requesting me to donate a piece of Artwork to be auctioned
for Charity at their forthcoming Savor The Night event.
The Original Painting to be auctioned is:
New Street, Barnsley - Acrylic Painting
Impressionism Style Townscape / Landscape Painting.
I will also be donating a number of Limited Edition Prints
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Thurs May 3, 2007
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Summit House Restaurant, 2000 East Bastanchury Road,
Fullerton, CA 92835
USA
Lupus is an incurable Autoimmune Disease.
For more details about the event or about Lupus see their website:
or contact: (888) 532-2322
26 March 2007 - Mon
David Beckham Key Ring / Key Chain Painting Update
Here's what the David Beckham Key Ring / Chain Photorealism Painting
looked like a few days ago. The metal Chain is beginning to look 3-dimensional
and I'm pleased with the way Beckham's forehead and facial features are starting
to take shape. The South Yorkshire Open Art Exhibition opens on the 24th
April so I need to get a move on to finish both this Painting and the half-
finished Dock Leaf Photorealism Painting.
21 March 2007 - Wed
Steve Greaves.com Affiliation with Allposters
Steve Greaves Photorealism Paintings is now affiliated to Allposters.com.
Links and banners are being added throughout the site allowing you to purchase
Posters and Prints from your favourite Artists. Their product range is huge and
includes a large selection of Prints by Famous Photorealist Painters such as
Richard Estes, Charles Bell, Ronald Kleeman, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close,
Ben Schonzeit, John Baeder, Tom Blackwell and Audrey Flack,
Click on the banners or use the Allposters search boxes
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13 March 2007 - Tue
Testing the new Daler-Rowney Sapphire Series 85 Brush
I've been trying out a new Paint Brush on the David Beckham Painting
for the past few days. It's a size 2 Daler-Rowney Sapphire Series 85.
Not sure whether its 100% synthetic or a synthetic/sable blend but It
is coping pretty well with being scrubbed around on the gesso surface
and is managing to keep a good sharp point. It is showing no signs of
splaying or wear yet which is good. So far I would highly recommend
this Paint Brush for use with Acrylic Paint.
As you can see from the photo I'm using both Daler-Rowney and
Winsor & Newton Acrylic Paints - these Artists' Quality Paints are both
excellent. Straight out of the tube they have a thick buttery
consistency and can be diluted down with water to a fine transparent
watercolour-like wash.
If any Art Materials Manufacturer / Supplier would like to supply samples
of Art Materials, I would be very happy to try them out them and write a
review on this site. (and of course add links to their site).
Contact the Artist to Supply Art Materials
7 March 2007 - Wed
For the past few weeks I have taken a break from painting and spent
time adding new content to the site and improving the quality of the
images, particularly the thumbnails which were a bit small and blurry.
I started painting again just a couple of days ago and have been working on
David Beckham Key Ring - Photorealism Portrait Toy Painting
Been trying out a New Paint Brush which I will review in a day or two.
4 March 2007 - Sun
I called in at the Cooper Gallery in Barnsley yesterday to enquire about
the dates for the forthcoming South Yorkshire Open Art Exhibition. Found
out that it will be held at the end of April which gives me about 7 weeks to
get some new Paintings finished and framed.
Here are the 2 Photorealism Paintings I am hoping to enter this year:
David Beckham Key Ring Painting Dock Leaf Painting
The David Beckham Photorealism Toy Painting is about two-thirds finished,
and the Dock Leaf Photorealism Painting is approaching the half-way mark.
There are still a lot of hours to be put into both Paintings. Check out their progress
and how they are being painted by visiting the Photorealism Painting Techniques
page.
You can see the 3 Paintings I entered last year on the Steve Greaves News page.
3 March 2007 - Sat
The Steve Greaves Photorealism Paintings website is now just over
7 months old and has 300 or so pages. It has had over 10,000 visitors
from over 70 countries viewing over 26,000 pages. Google has been kind
enough to give it a Page Rank of 4 which I am told is pretty good for a new
site.
This time last year I knew nothing about website building so credit
has to go to my website mentor Kev Randall who has lent me books
on the subject and tolerated my endless questions as I built the
whole thing from scratch.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to check out the site -
please keep checking back, as new stuff is being added all the time.
Thanks also to everyone who has exchanged website Art Links with me!
p.s. Had porridge this morning for breakfast (that bit's for Penny).
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Whitby Abbey
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