Bull and Bird show_depth Painted with oil and finished

Painted with oil and finished with soft pencil on red cloth book covers & UV protective museum glass

I think of Melissa and that gives me the push I need

"Mike is probably the single biggest influence on my attitude to comic work

We are lucky enough to have purchased a large collection from the artist’s estate some years ago so do visit our Spurrier page on the P & H website to learn more about this remarkable artist

If you’ve been with us on our gallery journey for the last two decades you’ll already know all about this wonderful Scottish painter printmaker

Bull and Bird show_depth Painted with oil and finishedIn our Cecil Court gallery A slightly exotic bird sits on the back of a bull. Im constantly experimenting with ways of stylising and creating my creatures while still retaining character. This bull has a head resembling a mask. Bull and bird get along with each other very nicely and the delicacy and scale of the bird contrasts with and amplifies the solid strength of the bull.