Welcome
I have been a professional artist for more than thirty years, moving to my present studio on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border some three years ago. Over the years I have had my work accepted at many galleries throughout the Midlands, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and R.B.S.A. At the moment I teach weekend painting courses in watercolour and hold evening classes in mixed media. I am also involved in the design of company logos, murals and trompe l’oeil for both business and private customers.
As an artist, my love of, and interest in the diversity of ‘things around me’ has not been sated.
This is reflected in my approach to painting. Whilst the medium may vary to suit the subject in hand, representational work usually falling to watercolour and my more impressionistic work to oils, the fundamental desire to interpret never diminishes.
Like all Artists, I have preferences regarding my favourite subjects, but hope I endorse everything I paint with as much detail, care and originality as I can. I hope my enjoyment of the process of painting is self evident as I continue to explore the infinite possibilities around me.
I was awarded the Derbyshire Trophy for ‘the most outstanding work submitted’ in the Derbyshire Open Painting Competition 2005, and the Caran D’Ache award organised by the Artist Magazine in 2008. I was awarded first place and joint second place at the 2010 Staffordshire Moorlands Open Art Exhibition. I was awarded the Derbyshire Oil Painting Prize for 2010 for "All the fun of the fair".
In the galleries, you can browse through the picture enlargements by clicking any of the thumbnail images. Click an enlargement to the left or right, to scroll through the set. I hope you find browsing my site enjoyable.
Tony