Browse Art By Colour

Dorset Calling is a panoramic oil painting of a glimpse of the Dorset coastline seen through blossom and brambles. It is 48x24x1.5 inches. The painting was inspired by a trip to Dorset in April 2025 and captures my enthusiasm on being there for the first time. The brambles were in flower and I like the poetry of seeing the enticing blue sea, coastline and countryside through their tangled barrier. A lone seagull can be seen and there is a hint of farmland and cliff edge and springtime flowers. It was painted in thick jubilant brush strokes and relies heavily on memory in order to better capture the feeling of joy I experienced there. Painted on deep edge canvas, painted to match, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity

The Hares Summer Song is a large vibrantly coloured semi-abstract landscape painting of a hare among red poppies with a pale summer moon above her. It is 36x36x1.5 inches. The painting was inspired by sightings of hares in the meadows near the South Downs one June. There is a magical aspect to hares and there is a lot of folklore surrounding them which is why when I spotted one, I felt like I was in a fairy story. Especially as she sat in a wildflower meadow with a pale moon above. I believe there is magic in nature and there is magic in the ancient landscapes of England which is something I try to capture when I paint based on a memory of somewhere. The style is semi-abstract art nouveau and was made by building glazes and texture which reflect different colours thought out the day. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity

Dissolving Dream is a large textured abstract landscape oil painting about frustration and hope. The painting shows a dream house glimpsed through dark tangled trees. It is heavily textured in a dark iridescent green background. At first glance, it is completely abstract with lines and curves and spots of bright colour directing the eye around the painting. In one small section to the left, you can see an old English house with bright sunlight illuminating one side of it. There is also the hint of a stream and a field or flowers beyond. The painting represents a long-term dream of mine to live in a beautiful house in the countryside. I suspect the ship may have sailed on that dream so that is why it is both a hopeful painting and a wistful one. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges painted to match, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity

The Autumn Portal is a large otherworldly oil painting of an autumn forest path being revealed though a veil. It is 60x36x1.5 inches. The painting is large enough so that when you stand before it you are drawn along the path until it descends serenely into the distance. Anything you can dream of could be just round that bend. The trees on each side are in autumn colours of orange, magentas, yellows and greens. Some are defined and some are almost abstract. Shades of violet and faded purples play off against the vivid yellows. A low November sun sends beams of light through from the right casting tree shadows across the path and into the deeper woodland on the left. There is a mystery to the painting and the inference is that there is a portal here that may lead elsewhere. It was inspired by recent walks by the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex where Autumn of 2025 was especially vibrant and almost fairy tale in in nature’s last big statement of the year. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges painted to match, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity

Farewell Swallows is a large original oil painting of two swallows in a semi-abstract English countryside landscape. It is 36x36x1.5 inches. The painting shows a tree lined country lane with a hint of the landscape in the far distance that the road is travelling to. The sun is filtering through the trees from the left casting dappled shadows on the track. Two swallows have burst through the trees moving impossibly fast as swallows do. The painting is an actual place in East Sussex. I took a walk there in September where I watched the swallows fattening up on insects in midair just prior to their long trip south. The lane goes down to the Ouse river valley and gentle hills around Lewes. To the right, if you were standing in this exact spot, you would see Seaford Head on the English south coast and Lewes castle off to the left. I painted the scene deliberately recognizable and yet a little odd as this better reflects the beautiful timelessness and otherworldliness of some of the areas I walk in. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity.

Stag in the Ether is one of a series of semi-abstract paintings of a red deer stag. It is 30x30x1.5 inches. The stag himself is painted in cool blues and purples and is seem emerging out of the ether from a warm red and orange background. The inspiration for this painting is simply an expression of the fascination I have for deer. They are often very elegant and appear and disappear at will which is why in folklore they are often portrayed as guides to the spirit world or to another universe. A nice idea I think! Painted on deep edge canvas, edges purple, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity

Autumn Beckons is an expressive, semi-abstract original oil painting of an Autumn path. It is 36x36x1.5 inches. The painting focuses on the centre of the painting where light is radiating out beneath the trees. It hints at revelation or hope or some kind of promise – or at least that is what it says to me! The painting was inspired by actual autumn walks in an around the Ashdown Forest (of Winnie the Pooh fame) and the Weald of Sussex where there are plenty of woodlands and copses and nooks and crannies that I never tire of exploring in different seasons. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity.

Summer Spirit is an hazy abstract landscape oil painting that hints of a shadowy late summer meadow and trees. It is 36x24x1.5 inches. A transparent swallow can be seen to the right and behind her you can see the suggestion of out of focus flowers, trees and a meadow. It captures a moment from a summer walk in Mayfield – made from memory which retains the feel of it more that the accuracy of the meadow I was in. The colours range through violet, green, yellow, pink and blue. The aim of this painting was to express the sensation of looking at a landscape with eyes partly shut. The swallow is the spirit of summer as they come to the UK during summertime and represent summer to me. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity

---PLEASE NOTE === =================== =================== THIS IS NOT MY MAIN SITE HERE ON THE FANTASTIC AFFORDABLE BRITISH ART ====================== ======================= TO VIEW MY MAIN SITE TAP THE ON FEATUREAD ARTIST SITE ON THE LEFT SIDE THIS I WILL UP DATE SOON WITH A LOT MORE OF MY SMALL 16"X12" CANVASE,S AT THE TOP OF ARTIST LIST YOU WILL SEE A FEATURED ARTIST HEADING TAP ON ===== JIM RODGERS ===== ON FEATURED ARTIST SITE TO VIEW 100 MORE PHOTO AND INFO ON ME AND MY ART ======================== ========================= ALSO INFO ON MY HOME GARDEN GALLERY AT THE REAR OF MY HOUSE IN MITCHELL VILLAGE ,NEAR TRURO ========================== ===O======================= UNFORTUNATLY CLOSED THIS YEAR AS I LOST MY SON TO CANCER THIS SUMMER,I AM SURE YOU WILL FULLY UNDERSTAND========= SO PLEASE LOOK AT MY FEATURED ARTIST SITE HERE ON AFFORDABLE BRITISH ART THANKS A LOT J/R HERE IN CORNWALL NORMALY OVER 100 CANVASE,S IN ALL SIZE,S TO VEIW EVERY PAINTING COMES WITH A HAND WRITEN CARD OF MINE AS PROVEDENCE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT ALSO ===================== MANY THANKS JIM/R ======================= ON THE LEFT OF THE INFO PAGE, AND YOU SHOULD FIND MY MAIN INFO SITE, UNDER FEATERED ARTIST ========================== THIS SITE WILL SHORTLY SHOW A LOT MORE OF MY ART EXSPECIALY THE SMALL 12X16" ALSO MY MEDIUM SIZE 24"X12" ITS CONFUSEING BUT THATS HOW IT WORKS, I THINK ======================== SO JUST CLICK ON JIM RODGERS ARTIST == = UNDER FEATURED ARTIST,= THE LIST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF PAGE THIS SITE WAS JUST TO SHOW A LARGER RANGE OF MY WORK, SO PLEASE LOOK AT JIM RODGERS ON FEATURED ARTIST,S ====================== OIL PAINTING IS ON A DEEP EDGE CANVASE , SO NO FRAME IS NEEDED, ITS IN MY OWN STYLE OF VERY THICK OIL,S,LOT,S OF TEXTURES ON MY LARGE SIZE CANVASE 24"X 18 INCHES AND STRONG COLOURS

Summer Dance is a semi-abstract, art-nouveau style oil painting of a summer meadow with swallows dancing over it and forming patterns in the landscape. It is 24x18x1.5 inches. The painting was made after much walking around in meadows in Sussex during June and July watching swallows swooping and diving for the insects that gather over the wild flowers and trees. Swallows move so fast they are hard to keep track of and they tend leave patterns on the eyes (mine anyway) which adds to the feeling of energy that I tried to capture in this painting. Painted on 3D canvas, blue edges, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity.