The Work of Bob Gregson

Couldn't resist sharing this video with you. Who says Art can't be fun?!

Algonquin Park Canada original painting

Algonquin Park must be one of the most beautiful places on earth. When a client recently commissioned me to paint this landscape, I jumped at the chance. It seemed a tall order at first, as I have never been to Canada, but then I haven't met all of the people whose portrait I paint either, so I decided to accept the challenge.

On this occasion the client did not have a particular photograph for me to work from, but she did know very precisely what she wanted featured; a canoe, the Algonquin sign and trees.

I then had a fabulous time becoming familiar with how the forest and lakes look, helped enormously by Ray Mears Northern Wilderness BBC TV program. For those of you interested in the painting process, here are a few 'work in progress' images.

FAMILY PORTRAIT PAINTING

At the beginning of this commission, the client presented me with a pretty poor quality image; the face of the little boy on the left was almost completely obscured by the book, there was distortion in the eyes caused by flash photography and overall the image was blurry. But inspite of all that, I was instantly captivated by the idea of painting this grandfather reading to his little grandsons. What a lovely image of love and shared experience between the generations!

With the aid of additional separate photos of the subjects sent to me by the client, I was slowly able to piece together the visual information I needed to make the desired composition. I am so glad that together we persevered and created a unique keepsake for this special family to enjoy for generations to come.

Commission a Custom portrait painting from your photo really easily.

I must say I'm very impressed with the functions that Artfire provide. It means I can now add a shopping cart straight onto this blog, so it's even quicker and easier for you to arrange commissioning a custom portrait painting from me.

It's obviously still absolutely vital that you contact me as soon as possible so we can discuss what you would like me to paint, and to send some extremely good photo images for me to work from. Take a look here for full details on How to commission a portrait painting.

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FACEBOOK

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ARTFIRE

I've been reorganizing the studio and getting my head back into working gear.

Took a look at ArtFire too and like what I see. It's a bright clear site, easy to navigate for buyers and sellers, and I especially like the fact that they have a separate category for Fine Art.

Have a look around ArtFire.com or take a look at my own new ArtFire shop.

COMMISSION A PORTRAIT FROM YOUR OWN PHOTO

Hope you all had a great summer.

After a long summer of special projects, travelling and family visits, I'm now back in the studio and accepting commissions for custom paintings from your photos. See how in my Etsy shop and and on Ebay .

I may be gone for some time

Apologies to visitors, expecting to see new work. Truth is, I'm working on an extremely large project, which I don't want to blog about. It will take many months, so things are going to be quiet here. I shall still be answering all emails, of course, if you care to get in touch.

If you have the stamina, by all means check back from time to time .... but be prepared for a long wait. In the meantime, thank you for following me thus far.