On a recent trip to Madrid we spent a day visiting the Museo del Prado. I was already looking forward to seeing the greatest works of Velázquez but while there I discovered a few 19th century Spanish painters who were also pretty good.

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A few months ago I was commissioned by Standard Chartered Bank to paint a series of four large portraits. One of the paintings will be sold at a private show held at the banks’ headquarters in London in November to benefit their charity Seeing is Believing.

The paintings are nearly finished, here’s a preview of my progress so far…

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My painting Hove Promenade has been shortlisted for this years London Lives competition; www.guardian.co.uk/london-lives supported by Network Rail, Bankside Gallery and GreatArt.

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My paintings have been getting bigger recently, gradually taking over our living room. So with great joy and much to the relief of my long suffering wife, I’ve been able to finally score a space in a shared studio in nearby Farm Road, Hove. I spent yesterday morning transferring my painting materials into the studio. Here’s a few photos of my new space…

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Just had a trip up to London to check out this years Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Highlights for me were street scenes by Ken Howard,  Peter Brown and a painting of a street in Leamington Spa that I recognised by Michael Felmingham. Given the number or works on display there weren’t that many figure paintings, although I did enjoy a piece titled ‘Girl Ascending’ by Lisa Wright.

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I’ll be exhibiting at Brighton Art Fair again this year, 22-25 September at Brighton Corn Exchange.

This year I’ve been given a slightly larger stand where I’ll be showing a selection of my new paintings.

If you want to find me I’ll be hanging about near stand 62, tucked away in the middle of the hall.

My BAF page…

For this years Brighton Artists Open Houses Festival I will be showing a selection of paintings at One in the House 40 Trafalgar Street, Brighton. I’ll be attending the private viewing on 20th May, if you’re going to be in Brighton that Friday evening please get in touch with One in the house (01273 677714) for free tickets so you can enjoy a glass of wine and take look at the paintings first hand. The new work is inspired by the elegant Georgian architecture of Brighton and Hove and the exhibition will run from the last weekend in April until the last weekend in May.

Last week I went along with my friend Scottish David to see James Hart Dyke’s show at Mount Street Galleries in Mayfair, the works were based on the year he spent with the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) as part of their 100 year anniversary.

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I’ve just completed two new portrait commissions…

 

Manly bicycle related things, inner tubes, valves etc all put together and cleverly recycled into various animalesque sculptures. Past Lives: New Works