Michael John Hunt Figurative Paintings

The occupant of the room was in the middle of writing a note and has been interrupted. Return is assured as the glass of wine has not been consumed. Acrylic on panel. Signed bottom...

A leaded light window is at the centre of this painting. The garden outsdie shows that it is spring and it would seem to be the time for going out to do some gardening in the spring...

A vase of blue flowers stands central in the open doorway, as though the house itself has arranged a quiet welcome. Beyond it, daylight filters into the room of a weathered sixteenth...

Sunlight pours through a leaded light window set within a stone casement. The deep stone sill is bathed in bright sunlight and beyond the glass, clustered building seen be in the br...

The door is closed, the bag has been hung in readiness and the chair is nicely placed in front of the window. This is a moment of calm - and it is up to the viewer to imagine what h...

“The first sentence of a story”… Michael John Hunt’s interior paintings always set the scene. On a windowsill a bronze Flying Horse of Han balanc...

As in all Michael John Hunt's paintings, the atmosphere is one of tranquility. It is the height of summer and fresh flowers sit alongside a blue and white vase on the windowsill. A...

A quiet street in Xi’an beneath soft sky. A young lad pedals his bicycle along the road, passing a red-painted building rich with traditional charm. Behind it rises an elegant pago...

Staffordshire pottery figures have always been popular - and now Michael has immortalised 'Salt and pepper' shakers into a still life painting. Signed Acrylic painting on panel Fr...

The 'Rattlesnake' was a fast, lightly built American privateer sloop-of-war, designed by John Peck and built in Plymouth in 1780. Its miniature frigate style captured multiple Briti...

Historic 1700's tranquility. The viewer is in a different room as the sun shines in from an unseen window in the next room. The scene is of an historic fireplace with all the accou...

For those who admire cats, this is a wonderful painting. The cat is languishing on the doorstep of a 15th century house, fully in charge of those who wish to enter or leave. To a h...

A sunlit hallway draws the eye forward, its warm light highlighting a wooden floor beneath a beamed ceiling. On the wall hangs a large mirror, reflecting the glow, flanked on either ...

Amsterdam is one of those internationally instantly recognised cities, and just like Venice, perhaps it is the canals that is one of the great attractions. In Michael's painting the...

Amsterdam - the city of canals and bicycles. And don't forget the wonderful, distinctive canal-side buildings that are recognised the world over. Michael's paintings were sold in A...

The day is done and tranquility reigns supreme. The evening sun beams through the window . Two bowls and a pot remain on the table - perhaps to be used again tomorrow.

Domestic life in its most simple form - just a besom broom to keep the floor swept and tidy. Signed bottom left Acrylic painting on panel, framed.

The Cotswolds! The only way to describe The Cotswolds is that of glorious verdant landscapes and Michael has captured the beauty and serenity perfectly in this painting. Acrylic ...

The sun shining on the most simple things can transform them. The viewer's imagination takes over and creates the atmosphere. Signed bottom left Acrylic painting on panel, framed.

The barn doors are open to reveal a bright sunny day. The clocktower is shining in the sunshine and in the courtyard stands a dog with a quizzical look, questioning look. 'Is there...

‘A winter's morning is a quiet and calm painting but speaks of how all night the wind has raged carrying and dropping a lot of snow. ‘A winter's morning’ is the calm after the stor...

A beach is primarily seen as a place for enjoyment and fun. Parts of Deal Beach on the south east coast of England (closer to France than to London!) is - and was - a working beach....

The sun is shining outside and it glimpses and highlights the arm rest of a pew, which is blue in colour, although the rest of the pew is just wood. Outside the window another buil...

The pots, the covered trug and the sieve have been cleaned and laid out ready to be used again. The sun is shining outside so their use might be imminent. Signed Acrylic painting ...

Simplicity is the key word in this painting by Michael John Hunt. A small tripod table in an otherwise empty room, set for tea. What can possibly be the answer to the many question...

Soldier's Rest is a historic farmhouse in Clarke County, Berryville, VA. Constructed about 1780 for the family of William Morton. The property was later owned and expanded by Dani...

The sky is a blazing, deep red from the setting sun. Beneath this fiery canopy stands a solitary house and a cluster of trees, isolated in this quiet landscape. They almost feel su...

"A red sky at night, shepherds' delight" as the old saying goes.

The piles of scattered papers and the crumpled cushion belie the otherwise tranquility and orderliness of the room and the garden outside. The occupant of the room will be back as t...

'Gothic quad' depicts a quiet stone chamber, framed by intricately carved arches and looking through to the cloisters beyond. There is a tiled floor worn smooth by centuries of foot...

'Salvage hunters' shows a sunlit clearing of a woodland where discarded metal gates and rusting objects lean together against the tree trunks in disorder. Stacks of bricks and weathe...

A 16th century house, nestled in a woodland and overlooking the rural countryside. In the foreground is a rusting plough and other farming paraphernalia. The equipment of a bygon...

This painting 'The galvanised jug' is one of Michael John Hunt's classic interiors. The viewer is looking from a quiet peaceful historic room to the sunny day outside. Its simplici...

Mail boxes (or letter boxes) in groups or single are to be found along the rural roads in America which can be very evocative for a traveller from a different country. Michael finds...

Geometric patterns dominate this painting by Michael John Hunt. The warm tones of the tiles is in contrast to the classic ionic Greek column that can be seen through the open window...

A glance at the lantern clock says it is almost time to take your tipple outside to enjoy the warm sunshine of a summer evening. It sounds like a good idea to me!

The tranquillity of a summer afternoon abounds in this painting. Perhaps the occupant of the room has decided to go outside and enjoy the sunshine and return to the open book later ...