All Creatures Great & Small - ONE SOLD
By Grenville Moore
Original artworks
Framed/unframed
Barn Owl on Post - Acrylic on wood panel - framed - £525
Image size: H: 30cm x W: 30cmFramed size: H; 39cm x W: 39cm
Fallow Fawn - Acrylic on wood panel - £345
Image size: H: 30cm x W: 30cm; framed size: H: 38cm x W: 38cm
Ratty - Acrylic on wooden box panel - unframed - £475 - SOLD
Image size: H: 40cm x W: 30cm
Grenville Moore makes a splendid job of capturing the spirit and likeness of almost any creature you care to mention. In this trio he shows off his ability to work with a variety of feathered and furry wild animals, granting each one a special beauty and status: he imbues each creature with presence, personality and poise.
The alert young barn owl claims its perch and shows off its beautiful plumage. Thankfully, the population of these birds has recovered since a low point towards the end of the last century.
Fallow deer are also abundant in this country, typically with this chestnut coat and white mottles. This innocent baby is seen in profile, against a background of oak leaves.
Domestic rats are descended from the brown rat or Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). When not causing problems for humans, they are intelligent, highly social animals and make incredibly rewarding pets, forming close bonds with human companions – as well as other rats. Grenville's sensitive painting forces us to regard them differently and appreciate their finer points and appeal.
As ever, the artist has paid loving attention to their features, the surface of their skin and fur or plumage and the gestures of their stances and expressions.
ABOUT GRENVILLE MOORE
Grenville is an accomplished and distinctive painter working from his idyllic garden studio in a small village on the Warwickshire/Oxfordshire border.
After many years when illustration, design and cartoon strips were his hobby, he became a specialist decorator and muralist and completed assignments and commissions in homes throughout the Cotswolds and London. He also wrote and illustrated articles for two national publications. Among his projects were a large painted vase for the Ralph Lauren store in Barcelona and various items of painted furniture.
These decorative and interior design skills remain with him - and very much on show - in his paintings of wild animals, many of which are enhanced and embellished with backgrounds of rich tapestry motifs, Arcadian glades and medieval-style foliage. His love of heraldry also shines through in clever motifs and touches of symbolism.
A trip to Kenya first sparked his enchantment with wild animals and birds and inspired his current, very popular work which specialises in dramatic animals portraits, often large scale and close-up. Detail and accuracy are key. He is passionate about telling the story of each creature, accentuating the unusual and celebrating the wildness, dignity and soul of each animal. The rich narrative of the painting is often further enhanced by its elaborate or traditional framing, matching perfectly with the inventive, decorative backdrops.
Grenville's work is in private collections in America, Russia and throughout the UK.