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Rugby Values Prevail
Having painted several key Exeter Chiefs players and their director of Rugby, I decided to send an old fashioned letter direct to Rob...
John Wilesmith
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Grant Batty discovered at last!
Having made a great contact in Don Skidmore of Mount Manganui, New Zealand, a few years ago, I was able to get several All Black legends...
John Wilesmith
Feb 8, 20211 min read


New commissions attract heartwarming response
In the past month, two commissions from Neil Minchington of Bridgend have created some unexpected interest. The first was a request to...
John Wilesmith
Nov 10, 20201 min read


Boris Hand Painted Hero comes back signed!
Earlier in the year, the Prime Minister sent a personal letter to all households in the UK advising us all to stay at home during the...
John Wilesmith
Aug 15, 20201 min read


Q&A with J.W.
Ever wondered how a creative idea turns into a business? We've asked John Wilesmith some quick-fire questions to find out more about the...
John Wilesmith
Jun 13, 20202 min read


Lockdown productivity
Having been furloughed in March from my job as head of operations at the Three Counties Showground, I suddenly had a lot of time to fill...
John Wilesmith
May 5, 20201 min read


From humble beginnings
In his first blog post, John Wilesmith takes a trip down memory lane, recalling the somewhat rustic first attempts at Hand Painted...
John Wilesmith
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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