I’ve worked on this picture off and on over a period of years. Both the hands and the lily intrude into the space outside the picture plane. Making use of the space in front of the picture is something that I often do. I think it helps the viewer to engage with a portrait such […]

This painting  commissioned by a grieving daughter. She lost her mother and then two years later her baby daughter. In this sense the picture has a metaphysical aspect because neither of the two subjects have ever met in this world. It was put together using photographs supplied by Rosmond’s daughter. She asked me to paint […]

Pam Schneider is the well known proprietor of the First Edition restaurant in Canary Wharf. This painting depicts the restaurateur relaxing at home with a glass of champagne. Late last year (2013) the picture was restored and extended at the top. This was accomplished by taking the picture off its stretcher and sticking it to […]

Helen Crabtree – Oil on Canvas – 15″ x 19″ – 2011 A good friend of mine, sadly Helen passed away more than 5 years ago.

Jo and Sam – Oil on Canvas – 23″ x 31″ – 2011 I love this picture.

A Family Group Portrait – 30″ x  40″ Oil on Canvas 2011.  

Portrait of David Wood – 20” x 24” Oil on Panel 1990. David posed for several portraits and this one is painted from life. The heightened colours are exaggerated in order to create a psychedelic effect that is nonetheless still very three-dimensional.

Portrait of Sam – 22” x 24” Oil on Canvas 2009. A recent commission.

Unfinished Self Portrait – 20” x 20” Oil on Panel 2004. This portrait was painted onto a reddish ground in one sitting.

‘It’s your shout.’ A Portrait of Roger Butt – 24” x 24” Oil on Panel 1996. I painted this porrtrait from life and several years later a background was added. Roger, nicknamed ‘The Dodger’ by his associates is now seen in his natural habitat, at the bar in the Rochester Castle.