Daniel Sharples
Hong Kong Paintings
I haven't posted on my blog for a while as I've had a lot going on. I was recently in Hong Kong for family reasons but I managed to get...
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Daniel Sharples
- May 21
- 1 min
1st Prize - Painting Padiham
I’m well chuffed! I won 1st Prize at the Painting Padiham exhibition today. Thanks to Picture House and everyone who organised the event,...
Daniel Sharples
- May 16
- 1 min
Painting Padiham 2022
I 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 Sharples
- May 10
- 1 min
TALP 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 Sharples
- May 2
- 1 min
Blog Preston Article
A nice article about my work and upcoming exhibition in Blog Preston (click image for link).
Daniel Sharples
- Mar 27
- 1 min
River Wyre
To 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 Sharples
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Castle Lane, Garstang Plein Air
A 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 Sharples
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Farmers Arms, Garstang
I’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 Sharples
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Th’Owd Tithe Barn, Garstang
A painting from yesterday in Garstang. I made a little video of the process too…
Daniel Sharples
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Garstang
Despite 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 Sharples
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Painting in the car
Painting 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 Sharples
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Studio Landscape
The 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 Sharples
- Jan 17
- 1 min
January plein air
I 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 Sharples
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Merry Christmas
I 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 Sharples
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
Looks 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 Sharples
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Plein Air Time-lapse
Hand & 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 Sharples
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Hand & Dagger Inn
The 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 Sharples
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
Handmade for Christmas
I 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 Sharples
- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
Barton Grange Marina Video
My 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 Sharples
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
Barton Grange Marina
A 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...