JJ Adams
The son of a Baptist preacher, JJ Adams emigrated as a child from Plymouth in the UK to Cape Town in South Africa in the early eighties. Adams spent much of his youth around the studio of South African contemporary landscape artist Derric van Rensburg, where he discovered his love of bright colour and graphic art. JJ Adams studied graphic design at Cape College whilst working as an apprentice in `Wildfire Tattoos` a busy tattoo studio in central Cape Town.
He returned to the UK in 1998 where he furthered his study in commercial printing at the Plymouth College of Art and Design. He has worked as a freelance graphic designer and sign maker before finally breaking into fine art. JJ Adams uses a range of mixed media in his work from spray paint to hand painting acrylics, screen printing and digital matte painting as well as photography.
JJ is fast becoming one of the UK’s most talked about artists. Adams uses a range of new and mixed media in his work which varies from spray paint, and hand painting acrylics to screen printing, collage and digital matte painting.
Katy Jade Dobson
Katy Jade Dobson is a UK based oil painter, most notable for creating ethereal and otherworldly artwork created by traditional methods.
Most known for her use of colour with a bounty of subjects from the natural world, Katy’s paintings are a form of worship to botanics and wildlife that have been an obsession throughout her life. Each piece spills out from abstract foundations, showing another side and view of a world we know so deeply, with esoteric overtones and ethereal visions.
Katy is a self-taught artist from Yorkshire, known around the UK and internationally, with sell out collections and collectors around the world. What draws people to her sought-after original oil paintings are the surrealist scenes of animals and abundant florals blending between areas of calm and intermittent chaos. Using traditional application for her work, Katy toes the line between being a contemporary artist using old world techniques.
Michelle Mackie
Michelle Mackie, also known as Dolly, is a self-taught photographer, digital artist and visual story teller. It is with these tools that Michelle has been able to recreate forgotten joys and life’s loves.
Having struggled with dyslexia, instead of reading, pictures always seemed to inspire and ignite her imagination .
What started off as a hobby and an escape of sorts for this busy working mum soon became much more. In 2014 Michelle was asked to exhibit her work in a local gallery. It was this that forged her on to build her skills and passion, which lead to finding her own unique style.
By combining the power of nightmares and the magic of fairytales, Michelle presents her inner-self, her memories, fears and dreams in an art form that can provoke powerful emotions and connect with people in ways she never imagined.
Every piece of art is pre-conceptualised. Only when it is thoroughly planned does the work begin, sourcing materials, locations and photographing models in real time, using all her own photography and meticulously stitching multiple images together. As well as digitally painting and texturising. It is in these later stages that her work takes on a life of its own. Enriched with surreal colour tones and powerful symbolism.
Michelle’s work has been described as ethereal and fairytale-like, that captures your imagination through her masterful storytelling.
Michelle uses her creative streak to find beauty in dark places.
“I’m forever daydreaming, and I get to create some of what goes on in my busy little head for all to see.”
Paul Oz
Paul Oz is an explosive British portrait artist – focused on the maximum 3D impact and energy in thick oil paint. Well known for travelling the world live painting with Formula One – recently Paul has also created work with Team Sky on the Tour of Britain, Chelsea FC to celebrate their 2017 title win, and for Lamborghini at the launch of their Urus.
Headline commissions include for Muhammad Ali’s 70th, Star Trek to celebrate 50 years, and a portrait of Bruno Mars presented to him in Las Vegas to mark his 24k Magic World tour.
Within F1 Paul has live painted for Scuderia Ferrari VIP’s in Monaco, with Mercedes AMG Petronas in Barcelona, and has created several portraits for Jenson Button – including one live with McLaren in Abu Dhabi at his last race to celebrate his career. Also creating work personally for Lewis Hamilton, Sir Jackie Stewart, Pirelli – and by both Ayrton Senna and James Hunts families to mark 20 years. Recent shows include ’80’s Kid’ in London, The Art of Star Wars, sell out shows at Abu Dhabi, Mexico City and Singapore F1 weeks. Shown in every Paddock Club on the F1 calendar worldwide. Paul is a longstanding member of the team here at Wishbone Publishing and continues to prove to be a diversive and vibrant addition to our collectable stable of British artists.