News — Painting

I have been working on a number of commissions recently and have particularly enjoyed this Stag Beetle, it has been an insect I have been longing to paint for a number of years, so am very happy to now have this to add to my bug collecton.

I always feel privileged to work with Bromley Mencap and today I held a quick session with a small group of young people with learning disabilities, creating Olympic inspired paintings. I love the individuality in approach to their artworks, with some being spontaneous and others concentrating on clean lines and carefully selected colour combinations.Today's themes included painting, printing, stencils and layering. Here is a lovely example of one of the artworks -  

I have sold a painting I created a few years ago, to a wonderful couple who currently reside in Bristol.  I am very happy to know the painting has found a wonderful new home out West.  

I have been working quickly on a cat commission for a birthday present, with one black and white moggy and one ginger.  It was quite a tricky task as I only had very small phone images to work from, but I'm happy with the outcome. Here is a snippet from the early workings.