Santa Claus portraiture painting

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Bob Venables is the go-to illustrator for any project that requires illustrations executed in a classic style. Matisse, Hogarth, Wyeth, Rackham, Lowbrow… whatever look you’re after, Bob will deliver. He’s a pastiche illustrator par excellence.
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Ma Rainey’s Melody Maker
Ma Rainey’s Melody Maker
Bob Venables recreates a 1920s Melody Maker publication to celebrate the release of Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Ma Rainey’s Melody Maker
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart
Bob Venables illustrates for History of Royals magazine painting one of England's great rulers.
Richard the Lionheart
Bob Venables' SCRAPBOOK
Bob Venables' SCRAPBOOK
You'll enjoy learning about Bob Venables' creativity in our latest Scrapbook.
Bob Venables' SCRAPBOOK
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