Schiavone Couple
Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30cms
2023
In July 2023 I was exhibiting paintings in Eastbourne and a lady there asked me if I did portraits. I said I was happy to give it a try but that it wasn’t what I usually did. She gave me an old black and white photo to work from. There was a lovely elegance to the couple and a vivacity in their poses which I hope I caught successfully. The faces were really quite tricky as the photo was small and became too fuzzy if I enlarged it digitally. In the end though the client was very happy and said I had caught the likenesses well. She also loved her mum’s shoes!
The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 70cms
2022
During the summer of 2022 I had a joint exhibition with another artist at the Royal Tunbridge Wells Art Society gallery in the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells. A couple of days into the 10 day exhibition a lady walked in, looked around and then asked if I had any paintings of the Pantiles and she loved my style and had been looking for a suitable painting for years. I offered to paint the picture for her and she agreed.
She particularly wanted the painting to feature the Pantiles Clock and the Chalybeate Spring building. I took a series of photos for her and she decided on this view. There were several people in original as well as bits of rubbish. I decided it would look better without them as they obscured the view and this meant more photos so that I could reconstruct the places obstructed.
The painting was delivered to the framers on 10th November 2022 where the client and I met to discuss the frame. I’m glad to say she’s very happy with it and can’t wait to get it home.
After Christmas 2022 she kindly sent me a photo of the framed painting in situ
Kent Mural
At the end of 2020 I was commissioned to paint a map of Kent and seven scenes on a wall in an office in Paddock Wood, Kent. The client and I chose the scenes together to represent different aspects of the county and a variety of better and less well known sights:
Apple Orchard in Malling
Scotney Castle
Aylesford Bridge
Leeds Castle
Canterbury Cathedral
Dungeness Beach
World War II defences off Whitstable
I produced this little video to show how it all came together
