Cambridge Artist, Tina Bone, UK, Botanical Illustration, Natural History, Bird Art, Paintings, Commissions, Artwork, Water colour, Oil painting, botanical, natural history, bird art

BIRD ART	NATURAL HISTORY ART	BOTANICAL ART	OTHER SUBJECTS and ILLUMINATIONS
COMMISSIONS	LIMITED EDITION PRINTS and A3 POSTERS	CARDS, POSTCARDS, BOOKMARKS DIARIES AND NOTEBOOKS	HANDCRAFTED CALENDARS, and GAMES
PUBLISHED WORK and CERTIFICATES	WORK IN PROGRESS	GALLERIES and MEMBERSHIPS and USEFUL LINKS	EXHIBITIONS and DISPLAYS

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Work is mostly listed chronologically.

	'Rosie & Jessie et al.' Code O1109	Christmas present from a husband to his wife. The commissioner asked if all the pets and the water feature with its stone menagerie could be included. The original plan was to also include two lovely white Aylsebury ducks, but unfortunately these died before the commission was completed. The little round water feature is surrounded by earthenware and stone animals which include frogs and various ducks, my favourite being Beatrix Potter's Jemima Puddleduck, centre back. The living pets are Rosie (on the right), Jessie (on the left, three tortoises (front) and Daisy the muscovy duck (behind Rosie, top right). The two majestic stone swans complement the water feature, standing 'on-guard'. The commissioner also asked me to arrange for framing, and to keep the picture safe until Christmas - so to keep the secret! ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR 12" x 16" MOUNTED AND FRAMED 19" x 24" Completed November 2011
	'Illuminated Letter Gothic J' Code O1112	Christmas Present for a son-in-law (as part of a pair, see Illuminated Letter Gothic E, Code O1111 below). The first draft drawing, sent for approval before tracing to cotton rag, was not quite right, but the revised layout was approved. See further progress for both drawings. Remit was to produce a Gothic illumination 'J' with interests that included birds of prey, Durham Cathedral, running the Great North Marathon, football and tennis. However, 'J' did not much like the sporting aspect, and the commissioner apologized for misleading me in the required design. However, a request to replace the sport with otters - to a natural history artist - was a wonderful alternative. ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR AND METALLIC POWDER WITH GUM ARABIC 12" x 9" Completed December 2011.
	'Illuminated Letter Gothic E' Code O1111	Christmas present for a daughter. Received details of 'likes', which included birds, wild flowers, Cambridge, and Swiss mountains. Sketch produced for approval and accepted with no changes. The lower two birds are 'kissing' greenfinches, and the upper bird is a chaffinch. Poppies and pink-flowered bindweed complement the letter with Kings College Chapel central-left of the illuminated letter, and mountains cap the top of the design. Illuminated lettering was used to embellish the first letter of an important word in old, handwritten manuscripts. Follow this link to download my short essay on the subject, entitled 'ILLUMINATION: a Progressive Development'. (http://www.tinabonedtp.co.uk/images/WordDocsandPDFs/TBoneEssayfull.pdf) ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR AND METALLIC POWDER WITH GUM ARABIC 12" x 9" Completed November 2011.
	'Illuminated Letter Gothic D' Code O1110	Christmas present for a dear father. Remit was to design and paint an illuminated letter 'D' along the lines of the design in Code O0108 (see below), but without the war element. Father likes gardening and, before his retirement, he was in the printing trade. He also loves classical music. Preliminary sketch design approved with no amendments. ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR AND METALLIC POWDER WITH GUM ARABIC 12" x 9" Completed November 2011.
	'Guarding the Drive' Code O1023	Christmas present for someone's husband. Commissioner's lovely comments upon collection of finished painting: 'I just wanted to let you know how delighted I was with Kebba’s picture. A and I are staggered at such a magnificent picture. I can't wait to give it to G.' …and G's reaction: he was totally shocked with the painting. He couldn't believe I had done it without him knowing. He was absolutely delighted with it. Brief was to produce a 'good portrait'. I visited Kebba's home and he came to see me also (as I was not sure of his true colouring from the photographs I had taken). I made up the composition using 6 photographs in all. ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR 12" x 16" Completed December 2010.
	'George (playing peek-a-boo)' Code O1022	As the Commissioner required this work in a hurry (for someone's 50th birthday), I recommended a pencil jobby because I seem to be able to draw quicker than I can paint a picture! Apparently this little chap gets up to all sorts of mischief, and fortunately someone was there with a camera, just as he popped his head up out of the bushes. Commissioner's words upon receipt: 'That is absolutely wonderful..........I am in awe.' ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING 12" x 9" Completed November 2010.
	The Frank Taylor Memorial Peace Garden Gardening World Cup 2010 Code O1021 Nagasaki, Japan (Gardening for Peace) Saturday, 9th October to Sunday, 17th October 2010	Brief was to produce an Artist's impression of a garden from a written statement, plant list, and commissioner's sketch. Photographs were provided of urns, ferns, stained glass windows (rescued from a church and installed in the commissioner's allotment hut!) from which the alabaster angel figurine would be sculpted. All the flowers are white, with a few blood-red blooms. The white for peace and the red for the blood spilled in the Great War. Urgent requirement, completed in good time. ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR 12" x 16" Completed September 2010.
	Illuminated Letter Gothic 'D' Code: O1018	This commissioner asked me to design and paint an illuminated Gothic letter 'T' in 2009 for a grandson's birthday. T's Mum liked it so much, that she herself had a 'C' for her birthday, and then Mum's husband liked both so much, that he asked for a 'D' for his birthday! The commissioner has mentioned to me that all three illuminations will be framed and hung together as a 'conversation piece'. The design for this illumination, created in the traditional Gothic style, is based on a page of the Grey-FitzPayn Book of Hours (c. 1300) currently housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The delicate fill-in filigrée pattern, and the straggling flora surround the initial, and the war figures and open book illustrate D's penchant for the Zulu war and for books in general. ORIGINAL: WATER COLOUR and metallic gold powder mixed with gum arabic. Completed July 2010. Unframed 9" x 12".
	Illuminated Letter Gothic 'C' Code: O1016	See O1018 above. Although partly in the traditional Gothic style with make-believe motifs, in this design, I have also added a couple of realistic images. The overall effect I believe is cheeky, but still pleasing to the eye. ORIGINAL: WATER COLOUR and metallic gold powder mixed with gum arabic. Completed May 2010. Unframed 9" x 12".
	Illuminated Letter Gothic 'T' Code: O0900	See O1016 and O1018 above. This is the first of three illuminations between April 2009 and July 2010, commissioned by the same person. This first letter was a grandson's Christmas present. ORIGINAL: WATER COLOUR and metallic gold powder mixed with gum arabic. Completed April 2010. Unframed 9" x 9".
	The Victorian Aviary Garden Code: O1007 COMMISSIONED ARTISTS IMPRESSION for a 2010 Chelsea Flower Show Garden Philippa's Website Jonathan's Website	This angled, scaled painting was commissioned by PHILIPPA PEARSON, Garden and Landscape Designer, and her associate, JONATHAN DENBY. Philippa and Jonathan were selected for the first time to show a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show (2010), entitled, "The Victorian Aviary Garden", which received a silver medal. This commission was painted using water colour. The brief was to design a scaled artist’s impression of the garden, I spent much time on the internet getting to know the beautiful flowers that are planted in the garden, and produced my own little booklet containing guide sketches of the plants, with sizes and colours, which enabled me to make a reasonably accurate portrayal of the finished garden. ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR. Completed February 2010. Unframed 16" x 12".
	The Victorian Aviary Garden Code: O1008 AND SEE O1007 ABOVE COMMISSIONED ILLUMINATION for a 2010 Chelsea Flower Show Garden Philippa's Website Jonathan's Website	This work was painted with water colour, gum arabic, and gold metallic powder. The brief was to design the illumination around the commission of an artist’s impression of the garden (Code O1007 above), so that it would complement the garden painting. The illumination was used to produce handouts at Chelsea, and the garden picture for publicity purposes, including being published in the RHS Flower Show catalogue. Cards were also printed as invitations to the event ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR. Completed February 2010. Unframed 16" x 12".
	A House in Provençe Code: O1002 PAINTED USING VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHS SUPPLIED BY THE COMMISSIONERS	A typical house in Provençe, with lavendar field. A beautiful landscape ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR. Completed December 2009. Unframed 16" x 12".
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