Daniel SharplesMay 211 min1st Prize - Painting PadihamI’m well chuffed! I won 1st Prize at the Painting Padiham exhibition today. Thanks to Picture House and everyone who organised the event,...
Daniel SharplesMay 161 minPainting Padiham 2022I took part in Painting Padiham at the weekend. It’s a brilliant event; very well organised and I had a great day. I just wish more...
Daniel SharplesMay 101 minTALP Open 2022 I'm really pleased to announce that my painting Luk Yu Tea House has been selected for the TALP Open 2022 at Patchings Art Centre,...
Daniel SharplesMay 21 minBlog Preston Article A nice article about my work and upcoming exhibition in Blog Preston (click image for link).
Daniel SharplesMar 271 minRiver WyreTo the big group of teenagers who came along and started skinny dipping right in front of my painting, I forgot to tell you a family...
Daniel SharplesMar 211 minCastle Lane, Garstang Plein AirA few photos from my recent painting of Castle Lane in Garstang. A few passersby/residents seemed a bit bemused about why I had chosen to...
Daniel SharplesMar 201 minFarmers Arms, GarstangI’ll be putting on a solo exhibition at Garstang Arts Centre in May this year (more details soon) so that can only mean one thing… lots...
Daniel SharplesMar 131 minTh’Owd Tithe Barn, GarstangA painting from yesterday in Garstang. I made a little video of the process too…
Daniel SharplesFeb 131 minGarstangDespite being only a 20-minute drive away, I’d actually never properly visited Garstang until a couple of months ago. I went one Sunday...
Daniel SharplesFeb 122 minPainting in the carPainting in the car, or ‘en plein car’ as I like to call it, is what I do when I feel like painting but can’t be bothered going out in...
Daniel SharplesJan 191 minStudio LandscapeThe winter weather along with other work commitments means I've not been doing as much plein air work as I'd like lately. Here's a small...
Daniel SharplesJan 171 minJanuary plein airI haven’t been doing much plein air painting much lately, partly due to the weather, partly due to a commission I’ve been working on plus...
Daniel SharplesDec 23, 20211 minMerry ChristmasI haven’t been out painting for a month, so to get into the Christmas spirit I went out today to paint the Christmas tree and the new...
Daniel SharplesNov 21, 20211 minLooks nice through glass!The weather was beautiful today. I love the shadows the low winter sun casts. I found this nice little view on Blackleach Lane, Salwick...
Daniel SharplesNov 15, 20211 minPlein Air Time-lapseHand & Dagger, 12 x 8” oil on linen Here’s a time-lapse video I made of me painting it: https://youtu.be/mb5FfgDtJO4 I filmed it all on...
Daniel SharplesNov 14, 20211 minHand & Dagger InnThe weather has been so nice this weekend I had to get out and do some painting! I painted the Hand & Dagger in Salwick. It’s a good pub...
Daniel SharplesNov 13, 20211 minHandmade for ChristmasI had a stall today at the Handmade for Christmas market at The Larder, Preston, selling my prints, greeting cards and postcards. I’ll be...
Daniel SharplesNov 12, 20211 minBarton Grange Marina VideoMy second video on plein air painting. It’s filmed entirely on my phone on a very windy day so please excuse the shaky camerawork at the...
Daniel SharplesNov 7, 20211 minBarton Grange MarinaA very windy day today. I struggled keeping my easel upright and it was bitter cold after an hour or so of standing still. I managed to...
Daniel SharplesOct 27, 20211 minPlein Air Painting VideoI made a simple video showing the process of painting a landscape outdoors and then finishing it off in the studio. I want to make it...