Peter Hayton Fine Art

Can you imagine how surprised I was when I watched the first episode of David Attenborough’s KINGDOM series on the BBC and thought, “that looks like South Luangwa where Edward Selfe takes his wildlife photos that he kindly lets me use to paint my African Wildlife miniatures.

Then I saw the advert for the series and there was the very photo I’d used for a leopard mother & cub painting I painted for the mother and baby series I’ve put into print to sell so the profits from the prints can go to Conservation South Luangwa, of which Edward is the secretary. This is my way of saying thank you to Edward for allowing me the use of his wonderful photos.

I’ve shown all the leopard miniatures I’ve painted so far, some of which are of the leopards featured in the KINGDOM Series

Edward and I are both from Dorset and feel it’s a wonderful privilege for two Dorset men to help protect the African Wildlife with our photographs and artworks.

After an email with Edward it would appear that I’ve painted a quite a few of the cast of this series by working from the photos he’s taken of the animals over the five years that this series was filmed. I love creating the portrait series and mother & baby series which I put into print to sell and give the profits to Conservation South Luangwa to help protect and secure the future for these magnificent animals and lands.

Following on from the leopards in the KINGDOM series on the BBC, here is the lion clan.

Here are all the lion miniatures I’ve painted so far, some of which are featured in the Kingdom Series.

And lastly here is the Painted Dog Miniatures again painted from Edward’s wonderful photos and featured in the KINGDOM Series.

I haven’t got around to painting the Hyenas yet as I felt they might not sell so well…..but that could well be on the horizon after the showing of this wonderful series.

I have to say I feel very privileged to have been able to paint these miniatures of the wonderful animals that live in the Luangwa national Park in Zambia, and to think I was doing it while this amazing series was being filmed and didn’t even know about it!!

Just finished a commission of a Hippo with Terrapins climbing out it’s back. This is was from a photograph taken on a safari and the client wanted me to imortalise it in watercolour.

It’s a miniature of 8cm x 5.5cm and was finished with an off white mount in a 24ct gold plated frame handmade by Polymers Plus.

I’ve just uploaded my latest six African Wildlife Miniature Paintings and I’m so chuffed with them. you can see them by clicking here

Here’s one for tasters

I have a page on the Hilliard Society’s website that show some of my sunset work that’s for sale, here’s a link to it if you want to have a look. You may find a painting for a loved one for Christmas https://www.hilliardsociety.org/peterhayton.html

Here’s one of the images entitled ‘Idyllic Dawn Anchorage’

The GA Exhibition is on at the Guild Gallery In Empress Place , Wandsworth From today Tuesday 22nd May – Sunday 27th May 2019

There is a host of beautiful paintings by the Guild Society of Artists members from around the Britain. Some of them have been professional artists for over 50 years. There is so much to see in this wonderful exhibition and I am proud to be part of it with my eight miniatures

Receiving my FGSA Award

On Tuesday 26th September 2017 The Guild Society of Artists was launched at the Fine Art Trade Guild’s offices in London. At the launch I was made President of the GSA and awarded the Fellow of the Guild Society of Artists (FGSA) award for my artwork and the development of the Society by Ian Kenny, the Master of the Fine Art Trade Guild. I was then asked to present the other awards to various artists that had achieved the various levels for qualification. It was a brilliant night and enjoyed by all.

These were the paintings that were accepted for the 2017 Royal Miniature Society Exhibition.

They’re a new format and I had such fun painting them

I’ve just completed five new miniature paintings and have just put them on the Original Art Register that protects and promotes artists work to the world.