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Hello and welcome to my website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a semi-professional artist working mainly in acrylic and coloured pencil, based in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. I have been painting and drawing since my childhood and winning several painting competitions as a teenager encouraged me to choose art as one of my O level subjects. I sat in on A level art classes but didn\u2019t take the final exams because I was encouraged to follow a more academic route going on to Imperial College, where I studied Chemistry gaining a BSc and PhD. I continued painting as a hobby when I could, but pursuing a career in computer programming meant that I could not allocate a suitable amount of time to develop my hobby further; however, now that I have retired I am able to return full time to painting and drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One area of particular interest to me is pet portraits. I have very much enjoyed painting our own pets during the past 10 years and so when I semi-retired in 2021, I decided to move from painting as a hobby to doing it on a semi-professional basis. I joined Alton Art Society in 2021, entering the annual exhibition, where I was very proud to receive the \u201cExhibit of the Year Award\u201d for the public\u2019s favourite art work \u2013 \u2018Hermanus Sunset\u2019. I have since received commissions to undertake pet portraits which I find very rewarding (please see Gallery<\/a>). As an animal lover myself, I know just how much our pets mean to us and being able to immortalise these much-loved family members brings me great joy. I also paint landscapes, houses, people, etc, so please do have a look around the website and drop me an email or complete the contact form for further information. I also sell my own paintings, so please have a look at the Art Work for Sale<\/a> section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alton Art Society, Winner of the Public Vote – 2023 – The Family<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bramshott & Liphook Arts & Crafts Society, Winner of the Public Vote – 2022 – Bodinnick Ferry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alton Art Society, Exhibit of the Year Award – 2021 – Hermanus Sunset<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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April 18, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bembridge Harbour, Compton Beach and Zoppa exhibited in the Spring Exhibition of Bembridge Art Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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February, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bembridge Lifeboat” and “Mevagissey Harbour” exhibited in this year’s exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Bembridge Lifeboat<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 6, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Mevagissey Harbour” now exhibited in AAS 2023 exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 6, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Flames on the Sea” now exhibited in AAS 2023 exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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October 6, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cape Batis” now exhibited in AAS 2023 exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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April 1, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Family” now exhibited in the AppArt Easter exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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February 15, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Family” elephant composition has now been accepted for this year’s appArt exhibition in April.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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December 30, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elephants composition starting to take shape, with the drawing and initial tones applied.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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October 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toucan for the AAS Exhibition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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October 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Totland Bay Storm for the AAS Exhibition<\/p>\n<\/div>

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May 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bodinnick Ferry for BLACS exhibition<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snettisham sunset for BLACS exhibition<\/p>\n<\/div>

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May 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two paintings ready for the BLACS exhibition at the end of the week.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 7, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fowey landscape nearing completion ready for the BLACS exhibition in early June.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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March 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The completed portrait of my wife Debbie, as a gift for her mother.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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March 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The details of the boats and coastline are starting to take shape.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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February 21, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fowey landscape is starting to take shape. I’ve enjoyed, so far, working on the ripples and reflections in the water.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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