People walking and cow on skateboard painting Toddler T-Shirt

'The Skateboarder' - inspired by people walking along the seafront at Exmouth, I sketched these people from life as they took a walk near the sea wall on an Autumn day. The background is minimal but just enough to set the scene with a cloudy sky, distant hills, a lamp post and part of the stone wall. The man in the hoodie looks back, sensing he may have walked past something unusual, a young child holding her mother's hand is distracted, wait, that black cow is on skateboard! A surreal touch to an everyday scene painting in watercolor.

New work and videos uploaded every Sunday. Based in Exeter UK, Mike regularly ventures into the countryside to find inspiration for his animal and landscape paintings which show at Gloss in Exeter, the Tavistock Art Gallery (Tavistock, Devon), the Cove's Quay Gallery (in Salcombe, South Devon) and at the ArtFrame Gallery (in Plymouth). 2010 The Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset 2010 'Are You Looking At Me?' (one man show) The Picture House, Exeter 2010 'Animal Instincts' (one man show) The Trowbridge Gallery, Castle Cary, Somerset 2011 'Scenes from the Southwest' (one man show) Exeter Central Library 2011 The Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset 2011 'Highly Commended' in the Patchings 2011 National Art...