Bowie is the ultimate subject for a portrait painter. The man reinvented his look constantly and every era gives you something completely different...
Urban scenes have their own kind of beauty and this street painting captures the atmosphere of a bustling town centre. The buildings, the people...
Elephants are incredible animals and their skin alone is a masterclass in texture. All those wrinkles and folds create an amazing surface to paint...
There is nothing more English than a row of country cottages with climbing roses and a winding lane. This painting is pure nostalgia and I loved...
I love the canal network we have around Lancashire and this narrowboat scene is a tribute to that whole way of life. The colours on canal boats are...
I am always drawn to interesting doorways and this green one just had bags of character. Old buildings have so much texture and history in their...
I love painting Mediterranean scenes and this old olive tree had so much character. Those gnarled twisted trunks tell a story of hundreds of years...
Sport and art are a great combination and this footballer painting captures all the energy and movement of the beautiful game. The pose is...
Night scenes have their own special atmosphere and this moonlit landscape was a lovely challenge. Working with a limited palette of dark blues and...
Music keeps coming back into my art and this one is a slightly more abstract take on a guitarist. Rather than a specific person I wanted to capture...
I painted this after watching swans on a local lake one evening. The way the sunset was reflecting off the water with the silhouettes of the swans...
Another music icon and another face that is just made for painting. Bob Dylan has so much character in his features — the curly hair, those...
There is nothing quite like painting a lion. The mane alone is a massive undertaking but it is also the most satisfying part — all those flowing...
Big cats are one of my favourite subjects and this leopard was an absolute joy to paint. Those rosette patterns on the fur are mesmerising — each...
Music and art go hand in hand for me. I always have music on when I am painting and this jazz sax player just flowed out naturally one evening...
This one was a bit different for me. I used acrylics mixed with modelling paste to build up real texture in the waves and the sea spray. You can...
I have always been a massive music fan and John Lennon is one of those figures who just has an incredible face to paint. All those angles and that...
This one is close to my heart. Preston Docks is right on my doorstep and I must have walked along there hundreds of times over the years. There is...