Chris Winch Paintings

Another canvas commission 24" x 30"

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Saturday Girl 30" x24"

2011-10-26T09:25:00.000-07:00

A portrait on canvas of a mare in foal at the National Stud for it's owner

A watercolour and a couple of new portraits . . .

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Portrait on Canvas

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, , , or horses (it's ok he's not famous!)
Portraits don't have to be watercolours . . .

Twitter

2011-08-17T10:24:00.000-07:00

Below are some new paintings on show at the studio at The National Stud – AND you can now follow my tweets! (if you're interested, and I can remember to twit) – @ChrisWinch Follow @ChrisWinch

Watercolours

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Here are some new watercolours 11" x 15" on white, 200lb Bockingford paper. available at £45 each

Watercolours

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Silver Surfer 24" x 30" £245

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Burnt Sienna 30" x 40" £345

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Hare on Canvas 20 x 16" £95

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Wheat and dust 20" 30" £245

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Stubble Runner 20" x 30" £245

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Mackerel 2 20"x30" £225

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Mackerel 1 20"30" £225

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'Out on his own' 30" x 40" £375

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It's a photo! Charcoal on canvas 30" x40" £325

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Driving finish 24"x 30" £225

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Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition

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From 27th May an exhibition of racing scenes along the same lines as 'Grandstand Finish' at The National Stud Studio Gallery, Newmarket – Come along! I'm there Monday to Saturday 10 til 4 and Sundays and Bank Holidays til 2pm.

Grandstand finish 30" x 30" mixed media on canvas Sold

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The eyes have it 30" x 30" charcoal on box canvas £225

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Looking ahead £250 Charcoal on canvas 30" x 40"

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On the nod £195 24" x 18" Charcoal on box canvas

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Leap of Faith £225 20" x30"

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'Head shot' 24" x 20" (approx) £195

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Mixed media on canvas

'Cockspur' 30"x30" £225

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Mixed media on canvas

Rooster 2011 24 x 20" (approx) £195

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Mixed media on canvas

'Running Cockerel' Sold

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'White horse' 20"x 30" £225

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Mixed media on canvas

New Christmas cards for 2010!

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These cards are A4 folded to A5 and are £2.99 each

Fenland Fair at Quy / Art classes

2010-08-25T09:50:00.000-07:00

Over the winter we hope to run some Art classes at the National Stud, along with some craft classes. We will be at the Fenland Fair at the bank holiday weekend to promote the Stud and Racing Welfare, and also gauge the interest for these classes. I will also be exhibiting and selling paintings and water colours. A pet portrait commission will be raffled, and a water colour raffled each day, in aid of Racing Welfare. See you there!

Update

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I've been a bit remiss and not updated this blog since I've been at the stud but hopefully these paintings will give you an idea of what I have been up to.

'Zeus' approx 18"x24"

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Mixed media on canvas £195

Rooster Booster approx 18"x18"

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Mixed media on canvas £125

Hare full stretch 20"x30"

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Mixed media on canvas £195

Turquoise 30"x40"

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Mixed media on canvas £375

"Getting to work" 24"x30"

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Mixed media on canvas £325

Cockspur approx 24"x24"

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Mixed media on canvas £195

Gallop Pastel Approx 18"x12"

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Pastel and charcoal on Paper £95

Pushing Pastel approx 18"x 12"

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Pastels and charcoal on paper £95

Charcoal Flight 24"x24"

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Charcoal and local chalk on canvas £150

Charcoal Grey 24"x24"

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Charcoal and local chalk on canvas £150

Stepping out 20"x30"

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Mixed media, paper and canvas. Available for £225

National Stud

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From Easter 2010, I will be the first Artist in Residence at the National Stud, Newmarket. I will be there most days, including weekends, to display my work and to show my working methods. My studio is by the side of the gift shop and restaurant so anyone can come and visit me and take coffee or lunch right next door or even go on a tour of the stud. Tours are at 11.15am and 2pm. More info about the stud is at http://www.nationalstud.co.uk/ This will be a great opportunity to show the public how my paintings evolve, and to draw inspiration from the horses around me.

'Mosaic' 35"x 27" £350

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This painting's background was formed when the paints intermingled and separated when drying, giving it the effect of an ancient mosaic. This painting has now sold.

Some new Greetings cards

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These A5 cards, blank inside for your own message, are available at £2.99 each

. . . and some old favourites

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Guess who?

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A couple more cartoons that hopefully need no introduction . . .

Eddie

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A commission of a "Hearing Dog" – wonderful use of an animal that only wants to please!

Christmas cards

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2009 Christmas cards are out! A4 folded to A5, blank inside. £2.99 each or the set of four for £10. As with the greetings cards 10% of profits go to the Injured Jockey Fund. Hope you like them. The previous cards can be seen in the May archive of older posts.

Lenny and Pie

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A couple of recent portraits – Lenny's the horse!

"They're Off!" 30" x 40" £650

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This painting was exhibited at The Society of Equestrian Artists 2009 exhibition in Newmarket. It is mixed media and wire on canvas

Warhorse 30" x 40" (Now sold)

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This painting is about how war abuses and demeans people and animals. It is mixed media and metal swarf on canvas.

Snowbird 30" x 40" £375 (This has now sold)

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Recent work

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Below are some recent paintings – the next fair I will be doing is the Fenland Fair at Quy over the August bank holiday – (I'll be in the craft tent). After that it's Barleylands show near Billericay in Essex, over the weekend of 12 and 13th September, where I'll be back in my own tent. See you there!

Glass 30"x20" £150

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Sandy Cockerel 20"x30" £175

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Brown Cockerel 20"x16" £145 (Now sold)

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Green Rooster 24"x18" £125 (NOW SOLD)

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Purple Rooster 30"x24" £200

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Wise Head (now sold) 30"x24" £195

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Blue Prancer 24"x30" £175

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Bay Runner 24"x30" £150 (Now sold)

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Jock-u-lar

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Here are a couple of cartoons of National Hunt jockeys I did for the Injured Jockey Fund – hopefully I don't have to name them!

The other card

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Horse Cards Parade

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An ex jockey friend of mine, Dave Papworth, and I, have recently created a set of six A4 folded to A5 greetings cards based on the expressions and phrases used in the racing and horse breeding industry and adding a surreal visual twist. The inside is blank for you to add your own message. They can be bought from the Horse Racing museum, The Newmarket Tourist Office, Gibson's the Saddlers, The Ellesmere Centre and other newsagents, where each card retails for £2.99. They can also be ordered direct by emailing me at dawinchy@btinternet.com or ringing 01638 730077. Hope you like them! ( the one at the bottom's caption is "SHE JUST BLEW UP TWO OUT!" – I don't know why it doesn't show up on the posting!)

New Portraits

2009-05-01T06:18:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of portraits i've done recently Ruby the Jack Russel and Annie

Where's my Followers gone

2009-04-28T01:42:00.000-07:00

Seem to have lost the only two followers I had and no-one can join – any ideas anyone?

"Digby"

2008-11-24T09:57:00.000-08:00

Digby is a portrait of a Labradoodle in the village commissioned by his owners, executed in watercolour and with a touch of Gouache

Fishes 40"x30"

2008-11-18T09:03:00.001-08:00

I recently painted some works for display and sale in a local restaurant/pub which was reopening just outside Newmarket. I took the obvious subject matter of food and drink as a theme but treated the canvases in the same way as my other mixed media works. The picture of the fish has now sold but a few other examples of the work displayed are shown below and are individually priced.

Loaves 40"x30"

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£300

Cider 30"x24"

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Sold

Moonshine 30"x24"

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Sold

Mushrooms 20"x16"

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£95

Apple 20"x16"

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£95

Cock-a-Hoop 30" x 40"

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Cock-a-Hoop shows the quiet self confidence and colour of the cockerel that knows no-one is going to threaten his domain. It is available for £350

Strutting Cockerel 24" x 20"

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Strutting Cockerel is an exercise in colour and texture, using a subject matter that sums up flamboyant self confidence – a cockerel is always full of himself and always either defending, or looking to expand, his territory and harem of hens.This has also sold.

Sandstorm 30" x 40"

2008-11-13T10:19:00.000-08:00

The vibrant colours of 'Sandstorm' are based on the coastal sunsets and the freedom that a horse feels when exercised on sandy beaches such as Holkham in Norfolk. It is available for £375

'Rusty' 30" x 40" (Now Sold)

2008-11-13T10:04:00.000-08:00

"Rusty" was painted with sand from Dunwich beach and tries to capture the movement and feeling of an ancient wall painting. It is available for £375. The depth of texture on these paintings allows them to be seen differently as the light moves through the room as the day and seasons change.

Prancer 30" x 40"

2008-11-07T09:20:00.000-08:00

"Prancer" was painted using the same method as "Snowbird". I love the sculptural qualities of horses and their grace when moving. This painting has now sold

How

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This painting 'Snowbird' as with most of my mixed media work, was started by covering the canvas in PVA glue, squirting and throwing on a mixture of acrylic colours then pushing in something to create a texture. In this case it was crushed 'clunch' a dense chalk found round here that used to be employed as a building material.

As the paint dried I moved and tilted the canvas to create the marbling effect then lay the painting in the sun to dry off completely. I often work on more than one canvas background at once as it is a different emotive experience to painting the subject matter.

Once dry, using a mixture of sketches and photo reference, I started working on the horse, applying the paint with a palette knife to build up more texture and colour. While it is wet I can wash off areas I am not happy with without affecting the background. Again it was laid in the sun to dry and then another session was needed to work in some detail and correct a couple of areas that became obvious only once I had given myself some time away from it.

I can only work outside, as the light is completely different, so during the winter I have to bring the paintings in to dry by the wood burner, before taking them back out to work on them again. By working on dry paint I can add colours without them mixing and becoming muddy. That way the colours mix in the eye and not on the canvas.

I get through a lot of paint using this impasto method but the finished result always seems worth it.
This painting is available for £395

Who

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As usual with technology I have fallen at the first hurdle and the machine will not accept my 'About me' profile! Suffice to say I am a full time artist, working with watercolour and mixed media canvases, usually of animals and wildlife. I am based in a village called Wood Ditton near Newmarket, which considers itself HQ of the Horseracing industry.

Why?

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This blog will hopefully keep everyone up to date with the paintings I am working on or have recently finished, illustrating them and letting people know where they are available.