Jay B. Williamson's studio workspace

Behind the canvas

The Studio

A look behind the canvas, the space, the process, and works in progress. Things can certainly get messy!

Golden Fields

Aurora — The Making Of

Embankment, Leeds

You Are Here neon sign artwork

Where it all begins

Every piece starts with an idea — sometimes a feeling, sometimes a colour, sometimes just a blank canvas and a brush. The studio is where those ideas take shape.

Jay works across a range of mediums and techniques, from intimate studies to large-scale installations. The process is always evolving, always searching for something new.

Jay Williamson with canvases in the studio
Hope and Glory — large canvas in the studio
Wide panoramic canvas with explosive colour
Red and gold leaf canvas in the studio
Jay B. Williamson with Turning Point painting drying in studio
Golden Fields canvases leaning against studio wall
Great White No.2 shark painting close-up
Fields of Gold — gold leaf detail close-up
Fields of Gold — textured impasto and gold leaf
Studio detail — work in progress
Studio detail — abstract painting on easel
Studio detail — large mixed media canvas
Studio detail — resin and acrylic panels

Sketchbook

Pages from the notebooks — anatomical studies, figure work, and experiments in mixed media. The raw thinking behind the finished work.

Red pastel torso study across two sketchbook pages
Bertil Fox back study in sanguine and watercolour wash
Blue pastel torso study on dark background
Graphite figure study — seated male form with muscular detail
Watercolour and pencil crayon arm study showing bone structure
Anatomical muscle study in graphite
Full figure study in red and blue pencil crayon
Pen and ink anatomical study with handwritten notes
Pencil sketch of interior scene with draped fabric
Graphite muscle study with handwritten notes from a muscle magazine

The Process

01

Concept

Every commission begins with a conversation. Understanding the space, the client, and the feeling they want to evoke.

02

Exploration

Sketches, colour studies, and material experiments. This is where the work finds its direction.

03

Creation

Acrylic on canvas, brushed steel, glass, or digital — the medium is chosen to serve the piece, not the other way around.

04

Delivery

Every piece is finished, framed if required, and delivered ready to hang. No prints, no reproductions — each one completely original.

Interested in a commission?

Get in touch to discuss your project — from a single piece to a full installation.

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