Portraits, paintings and drawings
Gus made contact with me, having been given a portrait of himself for his 60th birthday by his family. Although we didn’t actually know each other, there were so many connections between us – he is the bursar at my old school – which both my sisters also attended many decades ago, as well as … Read more
I have been approached many times over the years to do posthumous portraits but always turn them away as this is not my area. (I am emphatic that I only ever do portraits from photos that I have taken. This is not only to ensure that I have the quality of image that I need, … Read more
I was lucky enough to meet this incredible man in the spring of 2018. Commissioned by his wife, Jane, to paint her 80 year old husband, Tony, I had done a little research before arriving at their beautiful estate in Somerset with all my kit for the sitting. Enough to realise that he was my … Read more
This portrait is about those lovely relaxed endless sunny days of the summer holidays. Her gorgeous olive skin, fringed denim shorts, ankle bracelet and bare feet sing out the song of summer.