Simon Newbury

Specialising in portraiture - people, pets and places - but with an enjoyment painting absolutely anything and everything. He feels sticking solely to one subject limits the artist and his work.

He is self taught, having drawn and painted as soon as he could hold a brush. At the age of six he was drawing in three dimensions whilst others were still on stick men.

Although Simon has used many media including oils, pastels and pencils, he prefers to use acrylics in his work as they dry quickly and allow him to work rapidy and flow with his impulses. Acrylics also allow the build up of many fine layers of paint, a technique often used by Simon, in a time period that isn't financially restrictive to the client as would be the case with oils.

"Portraiture, alongside his wife, is my love. A face, be it human, canine or equine, in my opinion, is the most fulfilling subject matter. Each one unique with it's own interesting characteristics."