This painting depicts my two sons walking along Blackpool promenade, near the South Pier, in the glow of a wintry afternoon. Based on a photograph taken in in the first week or two of the year, the painting was completed between January and June this year. I was particularly drawn to photograph and subsequently paint…
Toot Toot: Wolseley 1500
This painting was commissioned last autumn (2025). It depicts a Wolseley 1500 classic sports car, which vehicles were in production from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. The painting was to be a Christmas present from the commissioner to their husband, who had recently bought the car depicted. I made the painting from photos…
I Remember Ulva
My wife and I have been enjoying a new series on BBC iPlayer – Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel – in which interior designer Banjo Beale and his husband Ro turn a derelict building on the Isle of Ulva, off the coast of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, into a boutique…
Elf In Search of a Shelf
Here’s a seasonal painting, depicting (I think) a toy Christmas elf on the shelf. Made as a demonstration piece for an online painting class a few years ago, it was painted in acrylics on canvas-texture paper, and measures around A5 (14.85 x 10.5 cm). From the looks of the actual elf who modelled for the…
Versailles in the Rain
I feel like I’ve increasingly frequently been receiving drenchings from some pretty impressive autumnal downpours of late. These merciless soakings have put me in mind of this painting, which I made ten years ago, in 2015. The painting, made in oils on canvas board and measuring around 40 x 50 cm, was based on a…
