simon birtall

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Simon is an artist, freelance illustrator and web designer based in the Wirral seaside town of West Kirby, overlooking the mouth of the Dee Estuary. Prior to attending the prestigious Illustration course at University College Falmouth, he undertook the Art & Design Foundation Course at Wirral Metropolitan College in Liscard. Enjoying the atmosphere, scenery, pace of life, friendships and artistic environment that Cornwall had to offer he spent most of the 12 years following graduation based in Falmouth, on Cornwall?s south coast. He eventually returned to the Wirral in 2005.

"My painting technique has developed over the years, from initial studies of the work of the Impressionists and Post Impressionists to subsequent influences such as Sargent and Brangwyn. I work on canvas, building up colour in multiple layers to create vibrant optical mixes, favouring scenes with striking contrasts of light and shadow. When time allows I work in oils. When working to tight deadlines I paint in acrylics, the quicker drying times of which enable me to produce work more rapidly."

"A working artist since 1993, I have to date held 2 solo exhibitions of landscape paintings in Liverpool and have also exhibited in numerous group exhibitions, including the Sefton Open and Wirral Open. In 2006 I was elected to membership of the Wirral Society of Arts when my painting of Duart Castle won 2nd prize in the Wirral Open art exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery. Since 2002 I have offered a ?portraits from photographs? service (family/friends/pets), which at present accounts for over half the paintings I produce. Portraits are available as colour portrait paintings or black and white pencil drawings. In 2006 I was commissioned by Wirral Council to produce a series of images for use on promotional advertisements for the Wirral peninsula, images which have appeared in magazine and newspaper advertisements as well as in local railway stations as large posters."

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hostas and acer 76cm x 51cm, oils on canvas original, £250	leaving ashton park 30cm x 40cm, oils on canvas price on application	liverpool 20cm x 30cm, oils on canvas price on application
pier 20cm x 20cm, oils on canvas original, £120	two cathedrals and a brewery 40cm x 30cm, oils on canvas original, £95	newquay beach 41cm x 41cm, oils on canvas original, £315
eden reflections 51cm x 51cm, acrylics on canvas original, £175	sunshine after snow 50cm x 50cm, oils on canvas commission example	paris, france 20cm x 20cm, oils on canvas original, £75
island 51cm x 51cm, oils on canvas original, £80	colours in a brick wall 41cm x 41cm, oils on canvas commission example	blossom 50cm x 50cm, oils on canvas commission example
lamorran seat 41cm x 41cm, acrylics on canvas original, £115	ashton park west kirby 31cm x 41cm, oils on canvas commission example	brighton (west pier) 76cm x 51cm, oils on canvas original, £315
st davids 25cm x 36cm, oils on canvas original, £95	metals, blues (canary wharf) 76cm x 51cm, oils on canvas original, £475	birkenhead park 41cm x 41cm, acrylics on canvas commission example
birkenhead priory 41cm x 41cm, oils on canvas commission example	calgary 31cm x 31cm, acrylics on canvas original, £160	dee estuary 23cm x 31cm, acrylics on canvas original, £75
duart castle 31cm x 70cm, oils on canvas framed original, £425	gyllyngvase rainbow 51cm x 51cm, acrylics on canvas commission example	heligan waterfall 41cm x 41cm, oils on canvas original, £100
langamull cow 41cm x 41cm, acrylics on canvas commission example	lanhaydrock 31cm x 31cm, acrylics on canvas original, £65	metropolitan cathedral 61cm x 61cm, acrylics on canvas commission example
morden hall park 46cm x 56cm, oils on canvas commission example	river festival 41cm x 51cm, acrylics on canvas commission example	st michaels mount harbour 31cm x 31cm, acrylics on canvas original, £170
sunset dee estuary 2 51cm x 61cm, oils on canvas commission example	thornton hough 46cm x 61cm, oils on canvas framed original, £525	towan head 26cm x 26cm, acrylic on canvas original, £145
trelissick tree 26cm x 26cm, acrylic on canvas commission example	winter afternoon in frankby 36cm x 46cm, oils on canvas commission example