Jonathan Shaw

The World of Jonathan Shaw is a place of sweeping skies, vivid colours and smouldering horizons originating in the artist’s extensive travels. His work is dominated by an exciting spectrum of exotic shades that are not necessarily found in the natural world, yet which translate seamlessly into his contemporary interpretations of the seascape.

His inspiration ranges from the vast open spaces and unique colours of the oceans to the incandescent colours of volcanic eruptions. He says: “although much of what inspires me arises from a terrifying combination of elements, it is when nature appears at her most powerfully defiant that she is also at her most breath-taking and beautiful.”

Jonathan has become one of the country’s leading and most successful contemporary seascape painters of the past decade; a reputation that he continues to enjoy and build on today.

He has been shortlisted and nominated by the prestigious and widely-respected Fine Art Trade Guild on numerous occasions since turning professional with two nominations for best newcomer in his early days, and once he was established, two awards as the country’s best selling artist

He has been elected a Fellow of the British Society of Painters and the International Guild of Artists, and his work is now held in private collections and galleries throughout the UK, Europe and the USA.