About the artist

Ernie is honoured to be a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts

Ernie is a professional artist who works in oils & charcoals. He exhibits internationally and his artwork is in international collections. He also teaches, demonstrates and has been funded by the Arts Council England, as well as others.

He lives in Elsworth, a rural village in Cambridge. 

He trained under William Calladine who was apprenticed to the last living Dutch old master (Jan Hendrik Eversen) who taught him the techniques used by the old masters, using the flemish technique.  

Having extensively studied these techniques as well as others including specific artists such as Turner, Carravagio, Constable, Rembrandt, Rubens, he has incorporated these methods into his own artwork. His work displays a depth of emotion, atmosphere and light.

As Constable once said;

"Painting is about feeling" & "I want the viewer to feel the wind and the rain on his face".

Some of the reviews of his work;

"Turneresque"

"Outstanding colours and bright crispness"

“Gives the viewer hope in life’s storms”

“Even in your storms there seems to be a peace”

"Like stepping from darkness into the light"

"Wonderfully atmospheric”