I have an affinity to the Thames, having grown up in Old Windsor. Much of my childhood was spent on or around the river, and I have been a member of a skiff club for most of my life. As well as painting boats on canvas and paper, I enjoy repairing and refurbishing the actual boats.
Many pictures are available as prints, and I am happy to discuss commissions.
Regatta 1. The racing skiffs are lined up ready for the regatta.
Available as limited edition giclee prints. Please call.
Regatta 1 mug.
A study of the beautiful curves and textures of these beautiful boats, moored up ready for the regatta.
Available as limited Edition giclee prints on archive quality Hahnemuhle paper. Please call.
Rowing a skiff is known as “skiff shoving”. Here we see two shovers in action at a regatta!
Available as limited edition giclee prints on archive quality Hahnemuhle paper. Please call.
Skiff ”oars” are more properly called “blades”. Here we see the five main Thames racing clubs’ colours on their racing blades.
Limited Edition giclee prints on archive quality Hahnemuhle paper. Please call.
Dishwasher proof mug with the Skiff Blades image front and back.
On a chilly autumn day, two skiffers prepare to board. This is a view of the Thames at Runnymede.
Watercolour. Not for sale.
A watercolour of this beautiful cruiser, painted as a present for the owner’s birthday.
I love painting animals! I aim for dramatic or unusual poses, and interesting subjects. Lighting also plays an important role. My pictures have found homes as far away as New Zealand.
Swahili for "The Boss", Bosi is looking into the evening sun over the Serengeti. From a photo taken by my son. Acrylic on canvas. Limited Edition prints available.
Malkia (Queen in Swahili) is from a photo shot on the Serengeti. 50x40cm, acrylic on canvas.
Acrylic on box canvas, 76x60cm.
This little cat (actual name Nigel), lives in Kerikeri, New Zealand. He certainly has a mind of his own.
Acrylic on box canvas, 80x30cm.
Nigel is actually a small black cat, caught here yawning. However, once blown up and cropped, he makes a fearsome impact!
40x30cm on box canvas.
Pacha is a British Blue cat who lives in Switzerland. He’s not nearly as grumpy as his image suggests!
40x30cm acrylic on canvas.
Look into my eyes!
A commission for a customer in Australia. Mika is a faithful old friend to her elderly owner. The family wanted a painting for his birthday as a lasting reminder. Mika has cataracts, so I “borrowed” some eyes from another similar dog to make her look more youthful.
30x30cm acrylic on box canvas.
“Kilo” the energetic young German Short Haired Pointer. The painting is a combination of several photos supplied, plus researched images for detail. 30x30cm, acrylic on canvas.
Lara and Izzie await the return of their ball from the swimming pool. They live in Kerikeri, New Zealand. The painting was a gift for their owners. 30x30cm, acrylic on canvas.
30x30cm, acrylic on black card
Otto is a German short haired pointer who lives in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
30x30cm acrylic on box canvas
Rigby is a cross breed puppy from New Zealand
30x30cm Acrylic on box canvas
Nellie is cute little shih tzu who lives in Brittany.
40x30cm, acrylic on black card
Percy is a lurcher cross, pictured at speed chasing his ball!
A commission for a client who loves sharks as much as I do. Lucy is a great white, shown in an imaginary dappled light environment. 760x610mm acrylic on canvas.
76x60cm acrylic on box canvas
One of the most beautiful sharks, from a reference photo, placed into an imaginary background.
Limited edition giclee copies: 50x40cm framed £105, unframed £80. Small framed £55, unframed £40
50x60cm acrylic on box canvas.
A great white - one of the most feared, yet endangered sharks. Deaths caused by sharks per year, worldwide, is about 5. Yet humans kill over 100 million sharks! Who is it that needs help?
Original - sold.
Limited edition giclee copies, 50x40cm image size, framed £105, unframed £80
80x30cm acrylic on box canvas
A yellow fin tuna, from a photo by my son in Madagascar.
From a photo shot in Zanzibar. 120x40cm, acrylic on canvas.
Sid (as in Sid Vicious) is a mute swan with attitude! He dominates his stretch of The Thames and does not tolerate intruders - including most humans. However, like most animals, he just needs to be treated with respect and understood. He now knows that I am not a threat, and he’ll take food from my hand.
50x40cm acrylic on bx canvas.
Original may be for sale by negotiation. Copies will be available shortly.
From a photo taken by my son in the Seychelles, the heron flies low over still water. The elegance of this magnificent bird is captured in the neutral surroundings.
75x50cm acrylic on canvas.
£POA
76x60cm, acrylic on canvas.
This herring gull became very friendly, gently taking food from my fingers.
Seven herring gulls soar like kites on the onshore breeze at Seaford, East Sussex - within sight of the famous Seven Sisters chalk cliffs. 120x40cm acrylic on canvas.
Spring of 2020, and the river is alive with blue damselflies, otherwise known as demoiselles.
760x600mm acrylic on canvas. POA
Capturing the fading light of a sunset, or the subtleties of water, I adore the challenge of creating the mood of the situation.
A 60th wedding anniversary gift for a lovely couple in Switzerland.
A commission painting of Valencia using a supplied reference photo, source/photographer unknown. 80x30cm, acrylic on box canvas. I used palette knives, kebab sticks and brushes. The challenge was to capture the warm Mediterranean sunshine.
A view from Seaford Head nature reserve towards the Seven Sisters cliffs.
80x30cm acrylic on canvas. POA
1200x400mm acryic on box canvas.
Sunset over Porpoise Bay, Curio, Catlins, New Zealand. The Hector’s dolphins have finished playing in the surf, and the evening is quiet. The peach colours are caused by the bush fires in Australia, some 5 hours flight away!
The mighty chalk cliffs of East Sussex. Two individuals blissfully unaware of the presence of the other.
80x30cm acrylic on box canvas
A solitary figure gives scale to this black sand beach in New Zealand
Not for sale
80x30cm, acrylic on box canvas.
A commission based upon Waverley Beach 1. Included custom made frame.
60x50cm acrylic on box canvas
A commission to produce “something soothing to come home to”.
80x30cm acrylic on box canvas
An imaginary beach scene, aiming to capture the essence of “space”.
Not for sale
A series of plywood art, using the wood grain as the sand. Various sizes and colours available, individually priced. Can be free standing or wall hung.
A series of plywood art, using the wood grain as the sand. Various sizes and colours available, individually priced. Can be free standing or wall hung.
Watercolour - 10 x 8 inches. SOLD
An unusual view of Windsor Castle from Old Windsor in autumn.
Watercolour - 10x8 inches - COMMISSION
A commission from Australia for a view of Windsor Castle. A birthday gift for en ex policeman who has fond memories of serving here.
Watercolour - 8x6 inches - SOLD
A view of Windsor Castle from Snow Hill in Windsor Great Park. This shows the summer of 2018, the hottest on record. The fields were parched to a pale beige.
I’m open to experimenting with various media and techniques. However I like to control the effect and create a meaningful outcome. In my paint pours, I aim to create imaginary subjects, underwater worlds, or aerial seascapes.
Lasair is Gaelic for flame.
Acrylic on box canvas, framed in white. 80cm x 30cm canvas size.
Joto is Swahili for heat.
Finalist in The King Lear Prizes - Chairman’s Choice 2020. Placed in the final 6 from 3000 entries.
Acrylic on box canvas, framed in white. 80cm x 30cm canvas size.
Tanwen is Welsh for white fire.
Acrylic on box canvas, framed in white. 80cm x 30cm canvas size.
30x30cm acrylic on box canvas
Where land meets the ocean
Sold
30x30cm acrylic on box canvas.
An imaginary reef. - Sold
50x40cm acrylic on box canvas.
Fluorescent paints light up under UV light to recreate the reef at night.
80x30cm acrylic on box canvas
An imaginary underwater view of a reef. Using fluorescent paints makes this painting light up under UV light.
Here we can see the effect of placing the reef picture under UV light.
The planet is at tipping point. Humans have exploited it for millennia, and we can now see that it is time to change. If we don’t, the future is bleak.
80x30cm, multimedia on canvas
Life in our oceans is under incredible pressure from overfishing, plastic pollution, sound pollution, boat traffic and general human abuse. We can no longer claim ignorance.
A4 multimedia on wood. Framed with gloss resin to lower half.
SOLD
A comment on the state of our oceans. We’ve been using them as a rubbish tip for millennia - and it’s getting worse.
120x40cm multimedia on canvas.
Portraits in a variety of styles, generally on watercolour but also acrylic.
A commission to produce an A4 size watercolour of a family with their new baby.
