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Here's a view of Salisbury cathedral that most tourists don't get to see - and despite having visited the city countless times since moving to the area over 25 years ago, I didn't spot it either until this year. The street is St Ann's Street. Its mainly residential and on the edge of the quiet old part of the city. Of all the streets, this one happens to line up nicely with the spire. Based on my photos, I've painted this version in oil on a 12x16 inch board.

Vintage Salisbury, MD

This mug brings together two of my paintings of Salisbury marketplace. The first is a daytime cafe scene beneath the plane trees; the second is the row of hostelries that line one side on a dark September evening. This has been put together just for the standard mug, so probably won't work so well on other products.

A city in England.

With the low winter light, the windows on these historic buildings in Salisbury (UK) created pools of light across the shady road. I've captured the scene here in oil on a 12x10 inch board. You may spot some brush marks!

I was looking for a view of Butcher Row / Fish Row in Salisbury (Wiltshire, UK) that gave it an extra something. I found it on a rainy day on a regular shopping trip, with the reflections on the flagstone paving. Ordinarily there is bunting criss-crossing the walkway, but I've not included that as I think it detracts from the marvelous old buildings. I painted this in oil on board 12x16 inches in size.

Vintage Salisbury, NC

The Salisbury art market takes place the first Sunday of the month during the summer months. I was there in July selling my wares and couldn't resist the opportunity to take some reference photos for another painting. And after a couple of weeks work her is the finished 12x24 inch oil painting...

Salisbury (Wiltshire, UK) has had a lot of bad publicity lately (2018), so I thought it time I painted something of this beautiful city to redress the balance. The view I've chosen is the market place. During the day it can be full of market stalls, but at night they all disappear and you get to see the magnificent buildings around the square, and in particular this group of pubs, with their myriad lights reflected in the paving. I've painted this in oil on board 20x16 inches.

This is an image of the west facade of Salisbury Cathedral What a place; enormous in scale and divine in its decoration. This is a place that was built during the 13th century, so that's about 750–800 years ago. The spire is the tallest of any church in England with a height of 404 feet. I must admit that I really enjoy photographing old cathedrals; they have a majesty that is quite sublime. What gets me is the depth of faith that the people who toiled to build such a place must have had. Many would have probably worked on such a place all their working lives. A couple of interesting facts about the cathedral, because I've seem them, are it houses one of the four remaining copies of the Magna Carta and the world's oldest working cloc...

Down in the City of Salisbury Number of views as of 14th April 2017 = 560. Down in the city of Salisbury, The cathedral spire is plain to see, In all its splendid majesty, The tallest in England it must be. Date: 22nd March 2015. Location: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Joint winner of the Avatar Challenge in the English Church Group, April 2017.

Salisbury Plain lies just to the North of Salisbury. The ministry of defence claimed it many years ago, and from time to time play with their tanks there. The rest of the time it is a virtually untouched grassland, much as it would have been before man - particularly as public access is limited to a few tracks (when not in use). Painted here (in oil on a 20x8 inch board) in high summer its a swathe of wild grass with wild flowers and (unseen here) rare butterflies.

Salisbury Cathedral,Wiltshire has the tallest spire of any church in the UK.

Salisbury Cathedral,Wiltshire has the tallest spire of any church in the UK.

A poster produced for Southern Railway (SR) to advertise rail travel to Salisbury, featuring a detailed painting of its Cathedral, 1932. - Please Note: These are old posters which means they were not always printed straight and level so please don't be surprised to see some slight angle differences around the edges of the adverts or some slight imperfections in the images. -

This oil painting is based on photo's I took in late Summer 2020 when things almost looked like normal for a while. Its a view of cafe life on the edge of Salisbury marketplace, where you can have tea and cake under the shade of the London plane trees whilst watching the world go by - and especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the adjacent market is trading. for me this is perhaps my most complicate composition to date with several complex elements to get right. Painted on a 20x16 inch board over the first week of Jan 2021.

Caricature of Joe Salisbury – pro tennis player. British doubles men’s and mixed. Highest ranking:world number 1 men’s doubles in 2022. Grand slam champion in men’s doubles and mixed doubles several times over past 3 years

I have painted The Maltings - a shopping area of Salisbury (UK) before, showing a cafe at one end. I spotted this view sitting on a bench, eating a sandwich and watching the world go by on the many paths that cross the area. What appealed to me was the pool of light either side of the gnarled willow trunk, framed beautifully by the foliage and the shade on the ground. Painted in oil on a 16x12 inch board.

Salisbury Wiltshire, a travel poster design

Salisbury Cathedral Wiltshire, a travel poster design

Back in December 2021, this market stall in Salisbury was waiting its last trade before packing up for the day, and indeed for Christmas. With the light fading on a grey day, the gloaming was setting in, and people scurried home. Only I lingered to take the photo which provided my reference for this 12x12 inch oil painting.

Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts. Watercolor on cold pressed Arches Paper

This design is a labyrinth in the shape of the State of Maryland. Starting in the upper left, find your way through Annapolis, Baltimore, Columbia and the rest of the State of Maryland, ending in the bottom right by the Atlantic Ocean.

The marketplace in Salisbury, Wiltshire (UK) holds a market every Saturday and Tuesday (and has done for several centuries now). Its a vibrant place with stalls selling all manner of things. I've created this oil painting of a typical day at the market based on photographs taken earlier this year. Its taken quite a few hours to complete, but I'm pleased with the result. I hope you like it just as much.

Salisbury Cathedral on a summers day from town path.

I think of this oil painting as 'where did he get that hat?' For the thing that stands out for me is the top hat carried by the statue of Henry Fawcett. As it happens there is a stall selling hats in Salisbury charter market, so he may very well have found it there. I wonder how many people notice the statue, let alone find out anything about the prominent figure represented. With trees in early leaf (around April/May), and bins carefully omitted, the scene has for me a magical quality. Painted in oil on a 12x16 inch board.

orth Carolina patriot, Elizabeth Maxwell Steele, ran a tavern in Salisbury and was an ardent Whig patriot. On the morning of February 2nd, 1781, General Nathanael Greene stopped in the tavern after riding hard all night. He was weary and had just learned of the death of General William Davidson. Elizabeth gave him breakfast and then gave General Greene two bags of gold and silver that she had been saving. She told him, “take these, General, you need them and I can do without them.”

This is an image of the ceiling of Salisbury Cathedral, taken from a viewpoint beneath the great spire. What a place; enormous in scale and divine in its decoration. This is a place that was built during the 13th century, so that's about 750–800 years ago. I must admit that I really enjoy photographing old cathedrals; they have a majesty that is quite sublime. What gets me is the depth of faith that the people who toiled to build such a place must have had. Many would have probably worked on such a place all their working lives. A couple of interesting facts about the cathedral, because I've seem them, are one of the four remaining copies of the Magna Carta and the world's oldest working clock. The clock doesn't have a face, it was desig...

Under the walkway at the Salisbury City Park.

Minimalistic map design fitting for everyone who loves Salisbury-Maryland. For all travelers, locals and Salisbury lovers.

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I am fascinated by the vibrancy of a good market, and especially the twice weekly market in Salisbury, with its ever changing mix of stalls, matching the ever changing weather. Here I've captured in oil on board a typical winter's day market, with a coffee and cake stall I've not seen before. Yes there is a toilet block just behind the seated gentlemen, but I was hoping it was discrete enough for you not to notice! Browse around to find my other Salisbury market paintings.

Our new Regal Theater in Salisbury, Maryland.

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