Introducing our first speaker: Tim Gresham aka @mrpenfold šØ
A multidisciplinary artist working across painting, print and visual experimentation- with a style you recognise instantly.
From the streets of Bristol and Cambridge to cities across Europe and beyond, Penfoldās work stands out. Bold colour, layered compositions, a balance of instinct and craft thatās been refined over 20 years. Once glance at a mural and you know itās Penfold.
We canāt wait to hear Tim speak about his creative journey, shaping his taste, honing his voice and building a truly distinctive visual identity at our upcoming Gather Round Presents event on June 4th - Taste: How to harness your creative superpower š
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Feb 2022. This was the first car I properly painted. All done over at @type2detectives near Cambridge.
The VW Baja bug is still one of my favourite vehicles Iāve painted for sure, I mean the car itself is a beaut!
Cool that this thing is fully electricā¦ perfect for pissing of petrol heads š
āChainingā
Acrylic on Somerset velvet 300gsm paper.
56 x 76 cm
Really enjoying getting back in these pieces. Outlines mash me up these days. Hands aināt as steady as they once were! Good to getting into it and focusā¤ļø
This piece will be available tomorrow.
New ciggy piece going up tomorrow!
Thought Iād keep it simple and classic, just a big juicy š¬
āFresh packā
Hand painted acrylic on Somerset velvet 300gsm paper
56 x 76 cm
Signed and dated 2026
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MR PENFOLD šØ
BRISTOL THROUGH HIS EYES
I LINKED UP WITH ONE OF THE CITYāS MOST ICONIC ARTISTS
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So many ciggys over the years!
Pretty sure the first cig painting was done soon after I moved to Bristol 11 yrs ago **correction if was a print I made with my dad back in 2014**. Since then theyāve crept back in to my work every so often. Something so fun about painting them. Theyāre not easy to do but very satisfying.
Been some big projects revolving around the cig. The big sculpture with @movi_808 the purely ciggy show with @mooseyart and a big capsule collection with @route_one countless prints an a bunch of originals.
Could it be time for some fresh cig pieces?
Remember kidsā¦ smoking not good for you but itās kinda cool š
Mural Spotlight
Hereās the forth in a series of posts where Iām going back and focus on some murals that Iām really proud of.
#4 Obonjan, Croatia 2016
So I was invited out to the tiny island of Obonjan back in 2016 by the lads at @unit44gallery
They were working with some guys who had set up a wellness retreat on the island. I canāt remember what my objective was for this trip but I remember them walking me around pointing at things I could paint. This house obviously caught my attention!
At the time I was painting these loose freestyles pieces (looking back on them Iām not sure if I like them or not) but combined with the sick building I think I got away with it š
Fun time in the sun ā¤ļø miss trips like this
Mural Spotlight
Hereās the third in a series of posts where Iām going back and focus on some murals that Iām really proud of.
#2 Too the moon, Bristol 2017/2023
Soā¦ I first painted this building for Chris at @tothemoonbristol back in 2017, but then repainted it in 2023.
I learnt a very imported thing from painting this buildingā¦ donāt skimp on your materials! When I first painted this wall we did it on a tight budget. This meant wilko emulsion and loop spray paint. After about a 3years of it being battered by direct sunlight it had almost turned totally white!
So we decided to get the scaff back up and redo it using better, more durable materials. 3yrs on an it still looks as vibrant as the day I painted itā¦ thank god!
Lesson learnt š
Love tho piece and Iām lucky enough to live right round the corner from it. Weird to say, but I enjoy seeing this piece regularly. Also itās an excuse to pop in and have a pint. Such great boozer with brilliant unreal cocktails!
