Holding a pencil or paintbrush is one of my first memories, and enthusiastically copying TV characters, or real artists’ work in comics and magazines, was my introduction to figure painting before I eventually learned how to do it properly at life drawing classes. My small boy’s interest in Westerns later turned into a deep interest in military history which then found further expression in rendering the colourful uniforms and events of the past as paintings.
Since those very early days I’ve also developed a
real love for landscape, trees and water which I can exercise in never
ending variety by painting scenes in The Cotswolds,
So my work covers the spectrum of landscape and
figures, especially those of a military or historical nature, and on
occasion also includes birds and animals, since the natural world is
another source of fascination.
I’ve tried working in water-colour and pastels but nothing else gives me the satisfaction of the richness and permanence of oil colours. This has been reinforced in recent years by developing techniques with the much more environmentally friendly water based oils and mediums. To my mind they are just as good as the traditional ones, allowing the same vibrant colours and detail.
