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Drawing of a Saddleback Pig

A drawing to give away in my next newsletter 4th June 2015

May 26 7 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study. What is it? When I first came to live in Somerset from London I went to The Royal Bath and West Show. I never knew there were so many varieties of pig around. One of my favouriteRead more…

A painting of Spitalfields Market

A painting of Spitalfields Market, London and the Edards Family

Apr 29 5 Comments

This painting is available as a limited edition print here Producing a painting of this scene of Spitalfields Market has long been on my list of ‘Paintings to do’. I love painting markets, and this one is a real treat with plenty of history attached too. The Edards family at Spitalfields Market So when IRead more…

A painting of the Cutty Sark

A painting and drawing tour of Greenwich – Part 1

Apr 29 4 Comments

I was recently commissioned to paint a few places in the London Borough of Greenwich. All the places featured, are within 15 minutes walking distance of each other so on a visit you can pack a huge amount into a day. Much of it is open spaces and parkland too, so if your are aRead more…

Royal Hill Greenwich painting

A painting and drawing tour of Greenwich – Part 2

Apr 28 No Comments

This painting is available to buy as a limited edition print here I was recently commissioned to paint a few places in the London Borough of Greenwich. All the places featured, are  within 15 minutes walking distance of each other so on a visit, you can pack a huge amount into a day. This partRead more…

A painting of tropical fish

Painting fish for ‘Pets at Home’ Magazine

Apr 23 13 Comments

Sometimes I am commissioned to illustrate something that I know absolutely nothing about. That said, however, you have to learn very fast when it comes to specialist subjects because the client is quick to point out all your howling errors. I was asked to illustrate three groups of fish in in three separate illustrations for ‘Pets atRead more…

People in Dymchurch

A drawing to give away in my next newsletter in April 2015

Apr 14 3 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study. Who are they? I had a commission in the seaside resort of Dymchurch, Kent last year.  As part of the work I drew these studies of the clients family watching the younger family members playing rounders. TheRead more…

A painting of the Cambridge University boat houses

Mar 05 No Comments

I was recently asked to do a painting of a small section of the river Cam in the University City of Cambridge. I have painted the town a few times before so I was looking forward to painting the river too. The focus of the painting was to be rowing Cambridge and Oxford are famousRead more…

A painting of Seville, Spain

A painting and drawing trip to Seville, Spain

Mar 05 10 Comments

I took up a generous offer to borrow a friend’s house in Old Seville for a week or so last summer, the trip was mainly for the food, history and wine although I took along my paints too and I was just rummaging through the work I did there and thought it would make aRead more…

a drawing of gardeners

I am giving away this drawing in my next newsletter

Mar 04 6 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study. The newsletter will be sent on the 10th March 2015  I do a newsletter only when I feel I have got something to say, and which I feel maybe of genuine interest to others. That generally worksRead more…

Painting of a Mod on a Vespa

A painting of a Mod on a Vespa

Feb 22 No Comments

I had this commission to paint a scooter rider for a client’s husbands birthday. It seemed a simple at first. Just do a rider on a scooter I said to myself. Simple. How wrong was I! This first scooter I did was a  Lamberetta which of course was totally not what was needed. A VespaRead more…

Lindisfarne painting

A painting trip to Northumberland

Jan 25 2 Comments

A while back, I took a visit up to Northumberland for a few days painting. We booked a small cottage in the quiet and isolated fishing village of Craster, which is the home of the kipper, so the locals told me. To plan my painting trip, I decided to set up shop in the localRead more…

A painting of Stanton

Nine paintings of the Cotswolds in the UK

Jan 16 4 Comments

A while back, I spent sometime in the Cotswolds on a painting trip for an exhibition. Prior to my trip, I had only really passed through this stunning part of the UK on the way to somewhere else. It seemed such a pity not to stop. So when an exhibition came up, I jumped atRead more…

A painting of North Curry Church

A painting of North Curry Church, Somerset

Jan 08 No Comments

About North Curry The village of North Curry is situated on a slight rise plumb in the middle of the dead flat expanse of the Somerset levels and Curry moor. Its advantageous position, above the annual flooding, makes it an ideal spot for habitation, so it’s no surprise that there has been a settlement hereRead more…

A political cartoon illustrating the key parties’ views on rural issues

Jan 04 No Comments

I was asked to develop a political cartoon illustrating each of the main parties’ manifestos with regard to the rural areas of Britain. The page it entitled: ‘With the General Election looming, we ask four of the main parties why rural property owners should vote for them’ Developing the cartoon We developed the cartoon toRead more…

A painting of Brick Lane Market

A painting of Brick Lane market

Jan 04 2 Comments

This painting is available as a limited edition print here There has been a market on Brick Lane since the 17th Century and was then known as ‘The Truman Markets after the old brewery that used to be on situated at number 91. In those days, it was just a Sunday market to cater forRead more…

Camden Market painting

A painting of Camden Market, London

Nov 24 No Comments

This framed painting is available to buy here or to buy as a limited edition print here Camden market is situated on the Regent’s Canal and occupies a complex of disused Victorian warehouses, and even an old horse hospital, that cluster around the canal and up Camden High Street. It mainly sells clothes, books, music,Read more…

An oil painting commission of Dymchurch, Kent

Nov 24 2 Comments

You can buy a limited edition print of this painting here  I pulled into the near empty sea front car park in Dymchurch at about 9am. It wasn’t the best of weather to say the least. The sea was in a foaming, booming rage. I peered through my flapping wipers with dismay. The gale wasRead more…

Trains on roof for Somerset Art Works

A painting of two tube trains on a roof in Shoreditch, London

Oct 21 2 Comments

This painting is available to buy here You can buy a print of this painting here Leaning back in a metal chair outside the Shawarma Lebanese kebab house in Shoreditch, I surveyed the scene before me. An odd site to be sure. Hazardously perched high above the street on top of what looked like glassRead more…

Painting of Battersea Power Station

I am exhibiting Affordable Art Fair Battersea 23 – 26 October 2014

Oct 05 No Comments

I am exhibiting in Battersea again this year at the Affordable Art Fair.   ‘October sees the return of London’s friendliest art fair, welcoming art lovers, art connoisseurs, and art novices alike to discover affordable art by thousands of artists under one roof. Our 112 participating galleries come from all over the UK and abroad,Read more…

painting of St Ives

A painting trip to St Ives in Cornwall

Oct 05 3 Comments

This Summer I treated myself to a quick trip to St Ives in Cornwall on the very tip of South West England. About St Ives St Ives has been there since at least the 5th Century and was named after an Irish saint. For the most part it has plied its trade through fishing thoughRead more…

Drawing of a women on the beach

A drawing to give away of a sunbather on St Ives beach

Oct 05 5 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study.   A drawing to give away of a sunbather on St Ives beach I have been working down in Cornwall on a few paintings of the local seaside towns and villages. Among these of course is StRead more…

Watercolour painting of The Old Bailey

A painting of the Old Bailey in The City of London

Sep 14 9 Comments

Earlier this year, I was commissioned to do a painting of the Old Bailey in The City of London. It was a double commission really, she wanted one of the Royal Courts of Justice too. They were a retirement present for her husband. He was a TV camera man for many years and had witnessedRead more…

Painting of Columbia Road Market

A watercolour painting of Columbia Road Market, London

Sep 14 No Comments

You can buy a limited edition print of the painting here ‘I got it from a man I met in a pub!’ I was in the Barley Mow Pub in Shoreditch waiting for a friend of mine. After a short time he texted me explaining he would be late. Normally this is a bit ofRead more…

women-with-dogs drawing

A drawing to give away of a shopper at Columbia Road market

Aug 29 8 Comments

 Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study.     A drawing of a shopper at Columbia Road market, London I was recently commissioned to do a painting of Columbia Road flower market in London, so I popped over on a Sunday morning to get the initial drawingsRead more…

Painting of Glastonbury Tor

An oil painting of the view from Pilton to Glastonbury Tor

Aug 27 2 Comments

Often I work a few days at a time in the studio and though the work is great I do on occasion get a bit ‘stir crazy’. When I get a bit up tight I grab my box easel and go out into the hills and valleys around Pilton where I live just to paintRead more…

Painting fo Portobello Road

A days painting in Kensington and Chelsea with Pintar Rapido

Aug 06 7 Comments

This painting is available as a limited edition print here. Pintar Rapido is essentially a painting competition where you have to paint a picture in a single day and exhibit the next day all within the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Last year I did a watercolour painting of the Michelin Building and IRead more…

political cartoon

A political cartoon on Scottish Independence

Aug 06 No Comments

Should we stay or should we go? Scots politicians clash I was asked to produce a political cartoon to illustrate an article on the up and coming Scottish Independence Vote. The article features a series of questions put to Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives and Conservative MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament) forRead more…

Drawing of sunbathers

A drawing of sunbathers to give away in my next newsletter

Jul 25 No Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study. Who are they? I worked on a painting recently in Lyme Regis, Dorset and as part of the work I drew a few of the holiday makers on the beach. These two chaps were sunning themselves toRead more…

Painting of a Volkswagon Bus

Watercolour postcards painted at the Glastonbury Festival

Jul 02 1 Comment

Converted volkswagen  dormobile camper used as an ice cream Bus As I am fortunate enough to live in Pilton where the Glastonbury Festival is held, and living here makes it easy ofr me to get out with my paints and do a spot of work in between bands, larger and hog roast. I did a fair bitRead more…

Lyme Regis Painting

A watercolour painting and visit to Lyme Regis, Dorset

Jul 01 2 Comments

  As the summer is here I thought I would busy myself in getting down to the sea side and paint a few of our traditional sea side towns. I have always loved Lyme Regis so I checked the weather and visited on one of our recent hot days. Lyme Regis is a small, ancientRead more…

Drawing of a man with pigeons

A drawing to give away in my next newsletter

Jun 25 No Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study in the next few weeks. Who is he? I am currently working a great deal in London’s East End and while drawing a building with two tube trains on the roof I spotted this chap. I supposeRead more…

painting of a cat

Painting cats is pretty fun and I dont mind admitting it

Jun 19 No Comments

I was commissioned recently to paint four cats owned by one of my clients. Initially she just wanted simple portraits for the wall. I however wanted to give it a bit more and suggested we do something around their personalities and have them in individual chairs too to add a bit of interest. Once agreedRead more…

Limited edition Giclee prints of the Glastonbury festival

Jun 17 No Comments

As a resident of Pilton where the Glastonbury Festival is held, it is pretty easy for me to get out to draw and paint the goings on. It is a vast site and there are plenty of subjects to paint. I am now offering limited edition giclee prints of some of my paintings for thoseRead more…

Brick lane oil painting London

A commission for an oil painting of Brick Lane, London

May 29 7 Comments

  I was commissioned to paint this bar (Casa Blue) which is situated on the corner of Brick Lane and Bethnal Green Road in London’s East End. Now many people say that London is the hippest city in the world. And if London is indeed the most hippest city in the world, then the mostRead more…

Oil painting fo a road to Wells

A quick painting trip around Pilton

May 27 2 Comments

Glastonbury Tor 30cm x 14cm Oil on Board Over the bank Holiday weekend I decided to take a quick trip over the back hills of Pilton to do a spot of traditional outdoor oil painting. It is not something I do on a regular basis though sometimes its just good to splash a bit of paint aboutRead more…

Painting fo Bacon Street Spitalfields

A painting of Bacon Street Market, Spitalfields

May 22 No Comments

The painting is available to buy as a limited edition print here Someone who has never visited Brick Lane Market before could be forgiven for thinking that ‘Brick Lane market’ was all there is, you will discover, however, a few scattered other market gems huddled in the surrounding streets and one of these is BaconRead more…

Adrawing of women in Paddington

A drawing of two women outside Paddington to give away in my next newsletter

May 16 4 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study.   Who are they? I was at Paddington Station in London waiting for a train back to Somerset and just about to set off home when the train was cancelled. It looked as though I would haveRead more…

Painting fo St Pauls Choir School

A commission to paint the old St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School

Apr 30 1 Comment

Just across the road from St Paul’s Cathedral and down the wee side street of Dean’s Court you will find Carter Lane and here you will discover the old St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School. I did a drawing of the old school in January and a client asked me to develop it to a watercolourRead more…

Drawing of Fornier street

A feature in ‘Spitalfields Life’ about me and my work

Apr 22 1 Comment

5 Fournier Street On Good Friday I was invited to be interviewed by ‘The gentle author’ – the anonymous blog and book writer of ‘Spitalfields Life’ who has set the rather daunting ambition of:   “Writing at least ten thousand stories about Spitalfields life. At the rate of one a day, this will take approximatelyRead more…

A drawing of two Shoreditch Fashionistas to give away in my next newsletter

Apr 08 2 Comments

  Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study.   Who are they? I am currently working on a few painting commissions in London’s Shoreditch, and if you are working there you need to pay special attention to those who frequent the area. Not anyone willRead more…

Illustration of Dubai

A few illustration pieces for a client in Dubai

Mar 26 3 Comments

The Client MEED is a magazine based in the Middle East and I am commissioned on occasion to do covers for them. We have been working together for about a year now and the work is mainly architectural. I have been amazed at the wide range of different architectural styles that there are in thatRead more…

Painting of the Royal courts of Justice

A watercolour painting of The Royal Courts of Justice

Mar 17 4 Comments

This painting is for sale on my online shop here. I am a member of London Historians, a group of like-minded London history enthusiasts. Director Mike Paterson invited me along to one of its tours: The Royal Courts of Justice in The Strand. I have a keen interest in history and am an artist whoRead more…

A drawing of a cyclist to give away in my next newsletter

Mar 02 7 Comments

 Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study.   I send out my newsletter when I feel I have got something to say which is of genuine interest, usually once or twice a month. Included in each newsletter is one free drawing or Giclee printRead more…

A watercolour of Tottenham Hotspur football stadium

A watercolour commission of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Feb 04 4 Comments

This painting is available as a limited edition print on this link  A client who is a great Spurs’ fan, commissioned me to paint the Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium in North London. There is some urgency in this commission as the current stadium will be demolished pretty soon and be replaced by a new 56,000 seaterRead more…

watercolour of Victoria square, Clifton, Bristol

A commission to paint Victoria square in Clifton, Bristol

Feb 04 2 Comments

Victoria square is A leafy Early Victorian promenaded square of sumptuous four story town houses in stone that glows the colour of toast, commonly known as Bath Stone. In the centre of the square are very well tended gardens with not a cider bottle in site.   The square was designed to resemble a quadRead more…

Drawing of two girls by the river Thames

I will give away this drawing in my next newsletter

Jan 30 11 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil study.   I send out my newsletter when I feel I have got something to say which is of genuine interest, usually once or twice a month. Included in each newsletter is one free drawing or Giclee printRead more…

Covent Garden Piazza watercolour

A watercolour of Covent Garden Market

Jan 16 2 Comments

I was commissioned to do a painting of Covent Garden in central London. The client asked for a picture of the present market hall built in 1830, also including a few local characters. A delight to do. When I arrived on site sketchbook in hand I began pulling in the shapes and counting the chimneysRead more…

A drawing of St Paul's Cathedral

A quick drawing tour of the St Paul’s area of London

Jan 08 5 Comments

Prior to doing any painting I generally do onsite drawings first. In this case I chose to do a quick drawing tour of the St Pauls area of London. I decided to do all my drawings just within a few hundred yards of each other as it was a decent challenge and it was a great opportunity to get downRead more…

Somerset House drawing

Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War Exhibition – A layman’s point of view

Dec 19 No Comments

I was in London recently seeing clients and doing a bit of Christmas Shopping too. London is a master at generating the ‘Christmas feeling’; In Liberty’s chocolate emporium you can almost see the ghost of Dickens shuffling about with the worrisome spectre of Scrooge fussing with his purse.   On a chilly break I glancedRead more…

How Illustrating articles on food poisoning can make you sick!

Nov 25 No Comments

I was recently asked to do an illustration for a magazine article on food poisoning. The idea being that it is easy to think that only low grade produce such as van burgers and greasy kebabs are the only foods that carry harmful bacteria and viruses.  Of course the best quality foods can be equallyRead more…

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