Recent Publicity

Details of my forthcoming exhibition have been mentioned in this month's "The Artist" and "Leisure Painter" magazines, the latter also includes a photo of one of the paintings.





‘Are You Looking At Me?’ An exhibition of animal and landscape paintings

by Mike Jory

at The Picture House, 51 Bartholomew Street West, Exeter, EX4 3AJ

Opens 7pm Tuesday 1st June 2010 (All welcome)

Exhibition runs until Monday 14th June 2010 open from 1pm-11pm 7 days a week.

Poster for my next exhibition

COTD: Floss after EVERY meal!

Floss after every meal! by mike_jory
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COTD: Teddy Bare!

I wasn't sure whether to call this "Thread Bear" or "Teddy Bare" but went with the latter in the end! :-)

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Teddy Bare! by mike_jory
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POTD: Cervidae Country

Here's another wildlife painting. On a drive along the back roads from Tiverton to Bickleigh (in Devon) I came across this deer roaming wild in a field, I stopped the car and sneaked into the field staying as close to the hedge as possible and managed to grab some reference photos. There turned out to be a group of 5 deer in the end, and it was quite comical watching each one appear from over the brow of the hill and then see them eventually realise I was there at which point they scampered off.

This painting is one of several I've worked on recently with a low width to height ratio (this one is 12" wide and 48" high) and I'm enjoying the challenges of composing scenes within these constraints. Here I've placed the horizon very high in the picture and painted the background landscape in cool pale colours to place it distant from the deer. What you may not have noticed at first glance is the rabbit hiding in plain sight!

Cervidae country by mike_jory
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POTD: Mr. Gorilla and the Gang! part 3 of 3

Here's the final part of the triptych!

This is an acrylic painting of several cartoon animals. Bottom left is a bespectacled tiger doing his crossword, next to him a flower chain wearing tapir. There's a milk shake drinking gorilla and a lion waiting for someone to throw his ball. A skateboarding rhino is being towed by and octopus tentacle and giving a ride to a bird. Meanwhile an pink elephant holds a mirror up for a tiewearing giraffe. That looks like an owl wing reflected in the mirror though...

Here's a pic of all 3 paintings together:



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POTD: Mr. Octopus and Co. (Part 2 of a triptych)

This is an acrylic on canvas painting by Mike Jory featuring several cartoon animals. Bottom right we have a turtle brushing the teeth of a hippo who is also getting a tooth clean from fish. Meanwhile a tentacled jellyfish thing floats by with a bowler hat while a manatee checks out a crab that is cutting out a paper chain of fish. Up above a swan zooms past. back down below is an octopus who is blowing a bubble with his bubble gum...the same gum from Mr. Moose and Friends

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