In 2006 and 2007 James Hart Dyke travelled to Helmand, Afghanistan and Baghdad, Iraq embedded with the Grenadier Guards. The sketchbook that he produced became the focus for a feature article in The Times.


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resting soldier 2009

oil on canvas 50x50cm

Under fire, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

watercolour, pencil and charcoal on paper 20x30cm

private collection

Sleeping medic on Hercules, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

watercolour pencil and charcoal on paper 20x30cm

ill. The Times, 4th September 2007

Under fire, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

oil on canvas 50x50cm

private collection

Afghan soldier, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

pencil and watercolour on paper 20x30cm

ill. The Times Newspaper, 4th September 2007

Crossed swords, Baghdad, Iraq 2006

oil on canvas 30 45cm

private collection of the Grenadier Guards

Chinook, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm

Mountains beyond wire, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan  2007

watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm

private collection

Waiting to disembark Hercules, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2009

oil on canvas 50x50cm

Afghan soldier waits to fight, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

watercolour, pencil and charcoal on paper 20x30cm

ill. The Times, 4th September 2007

private collection

A quiet moment, Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan 2007

watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm

ill. The Times Newspaper, 4th September 2007

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Soldier with blue cup, Afghanistan 2009

oil on canvas 50x50cm

Rocket laucher 2009

oil on canvas 45x45cm

Insurgent, Iraq 2009

oil on canvas 45x45cm

On patrol, Helmand, Afghanistan 2008

oil on canvas120x160cm

commissioned by The Grenadier Guards

Captured insurgent 2009

watercolour and pencil on paper 20x30cm