About me

“Each of my paintings is a one-off — created with intent, spontaneity, and a deep connection to place.”

I’m Tony Parsons, a professional plein air oil painter based on the Sussex coast. I paint in oils on location around the world — from the Sussex coastline to the Bahamas, from Venice to the wilder shores of Cornwall. Whether I’m knee-deep on a shoreline capturing the shimmer of reflected light, or on a clifftop wrestling with the movement of clouds, the goal is the same: to make something that holds your attention and earns its place on your wall.

Most of my work is painted outdoors in a single session — the panoramic 80 × 30 cm format suits a horizon — with occasional studio pieces alongside. Every painting is then signed, framed, and certified with a TOAT provenance token before it reaches a collector.

Along the way

Sky Arts — in-house artist for the first two series of Portrait Artist of the Year, then a contestant on Landscape Artist of the Year
Royal commission — RAF Search & Rescue, when Prince William was the pilot
Residency — artist in residence, BBC Television Centre, London
Exhibited — with the ROI and RSMA at London’s Mall Galleries; solo shows in Cairo, the Bahamas, the Channel Islands and the Alps
Collections — work held by British Royalty and institutions across Europe

Provenance — the TOAT

Every original leaves with its TOAT — a permanent record of the painting and its ownership, registered to the collector and attached to the work itself. It travels with the painting for life. toat.art

Prints

Prints of selected works are available through The Gillan Gallery — from small editions to large hand-embellished pieces.