My portrait of Daisy has found a new home!
December 31, 2021
Delighted that my drawn portrait of Daisy has found a new home in Ireland.
I drew this artwork in black, watercolour pencil from a photo provided b...
Portrait commissions: how to photograph children and animals
June 26, 2021
A quick guide to getting the best reference shots for an artist
Family portrait commission: the artistic process
November 12, 2020
After having met the family for one sitting, seen where the portrait would hang and discussed the pose and what they'd wear, work began to note their skin tones, personalities, gesture. After taking and agreeing on photos to be used, I return to my home studio, where the work to created the portrait in earnest begins...
Child portrait commission: Else Hewage
November 3, 2020
The story of the commission of a child's portrait by her photographer father.
Biographical portrait: A Shropshire lad
July 28, 2020
Timeless image of a child created with children’s bookshops or charities in mind.
Commission (40th birthday): Tim Beeson and sister
February 10, 2019
How a portrait can memorialise a special moment for a special occasion
Commission: Aimee and Ellie WIlliamson
July 14, 2018
How a portrait can memorialise a special moment.
Child portraits: Daisy
January 8, 2018
Timeless images of a child created with children's bookshops or charities in mind. A mixture of drawn portraits and oil on canvas portraits.
Daisy reading The Smartest Giant in Town
November 3, 2017
The story of my painting of ‘Daisy reading Julia Donaldson's The Smartest Giant in Town’ for the current Lots Road Group exhibition ‘The Art of Reading’ and an interview with the children's author! Discover her Desert Island book...
Commission: family portrait
July 12, 2015
The story of a family portrait in oils from conception to unveiling
Autobiographical portrait - The Crossing
October 21, 2013
Autobiographical portraits have a universal feel that stretches across the years to remind us of our own pasts.
Autobiographical portrait: my first bike ride
June 21, 2013
Portraits drawn, or in oils like this one, to evoke universal childhood memories.
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