Dad

by | Oct 20, 2020 | Art

  This painting is of my Dad done in oils on canvas, taken from the original photo is on the left.                ...

A cup of tea?

by | Sep 6, 2018 | Art

Oil on Board. I like to combine still life with portraits – but perhaps I should’ve done this one before he’d drunk his...

Restaurant Menus

by | Apr 3, 2018 | Design

These menus designs were done for a website ‘Premier Menus’ which is no longer up and running. Here are a selection of menus that were designed as examples for different types of restaurants and cafe’s and were done as a response to the very low...

My photographer friend’s portrait from his photograph

by | Mar 30, 2018 | Art

This portrait in oils was taken from a photograph my friend took of himself. I painted it life size onto board in oils. The painting is done in a loose impressionist style capturing the essence of the sitter. To make a good portrait from a photo it’s best to...

Portrait – Oil sketch

by | Mar 30, 2018 | Art

This portrait in oils on board is done life size and has a more sketchy impressionist background. The scene behind the sitter was very ‘busy’, so I painted this in lively paint strokes which gives the whole painting a vibrant feel.