Shepherd linocut

ShepherdI love this wistful old fashioned image of a shepherd, his dog, and some feisty sheep. This lino cut was based on some photos taken in Scotland, of Angus, the gamekeeper, shooing away some sheep, with his none too helpful Labrador. I’ve painted Angus...

Highland Photos

A very productive weekend in Scotland, taking photos of some fantastic Highland Cattle, and for another commission, which will be revealed later in the year. Very exciting, one of the real privileges of being an artist is that it grants you access to places and people...

Henley Arts Trail

One very lively committee meeting the other night – 30 artists in a room is always going to be pretty sparky, and the first get together of the 2012 Henley Arts Trail got us off to a roaring start! Great ideas, input and some hard...

Christmas commissions

It’s that time of year – I get asked to a lot of portraits for xmas presents. This is actually one of my favourite jobs, painting dogs of all shapes and sizes, although some are definitely more challenging than others!This one was an especially pretty...

Polo paintings for Pampeano

The lovely Jenny Ferrarese has set up a shop for her fantastic Argentinian leather goods in Ascot and I’ve contributed a couple of prints to adorn the walls.www.pampeano.co.ukThe first is a print of a charcoal, the original of which was sold to a buyer in the...