Member Gallery : Mike Bird

York Station
Oil on canvas

​Mike ... 

I have been painting and drawing as a leisure activity since childhood. After a career as a civil engineer working in highway design, construction and maintenance I am now retired and living in Ottery St Mary.

I draw my inspiration from old photographs, memory and imagination, often seeking subjects telling something of a story that can be researched. My subject matter also embraces landscape and abstract works.

Railways are a recurring theme, which is a legacy from childhood days staying at the station house in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, where my grandfather was the Stationmaster.

Last Berth
​Oil on canvas

Oil Rig
Oil on canvas

Bridge
Oil on canvas

 The Wreck of the Sparkling Nellie
​Oil on canvas

Tarn
​Oil on canvas

Iceland
Acrylic
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Untitled
Chalk

Play in the Surf
Oil on canvas

Building the Road from Raglan to Usk
Oil on canvas

Concrete Road to Monastery
Acrylic
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Waterfall version 2
Chinese ink and gouache
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The Jump
Oil on canvas
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Herring Seeker
Oil on canvas

Untitled
Charcoal

Grimsby
Acrylic

Oceanic
Oil on canvas
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Oil Painting
Oil on canvas
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View from East Hill 2
Oil on canvas

17 Hours Later
Oil on canvas
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Rain Steam and Bugs Bunny
Oil on canvas

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