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My inspiration comes from my trips to Kenya and Tanzania. I get pleasure out of creating artwork based on my own photo's. To give something extra I like to create texture by using modelling paste or just thick oil paint. The interaction of light can then lighten up the details. Before painting I always know what I want the end result to be and spend sometimes months creating my work. When finished I hope to have created something that is totally unique. Comments on my work are welcome.

Thank you for looking me up. I'm Russell Hinckley, born 31/05/1964 in Sheffield, England and living in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. Since 2007 I have followed several courses at "De Vrije Academie", also in Vlaardingen, first studying the basics of drawing and painting and later concentrating on painting. I started with acrylic paints but soon found that I preferred painting with oil paints, sometimes using modelling paste or sand to give my paintings more texture. I am a self taught artist, always trying to incorporate any findings I come across into my most recent work. This way I hope to raise the standard of my work. I am open to collaboration with other artists in my field of work and preferably from Holland to...