Introduction
From Sutton and Cheam School of Art, then fine art at the City and Guilds Art School, Kennington, I worked in a design studio doing graphics and product design.
On becoming self-employed, I began to revert to fine art where I found greater satisfaction in pleasing an individual client rather than a company.
Before long my love of boats and the sea enabled me to give up commercial work and devote all my time to painting. Although I live in Wales, my paintings depict the eastern seaboard of America in times gone by. Needless to say, I have to go regularly to study as a great deal of research is required.
The galleries I exhibit in are in Salem, Mass., Mystic, Conn. and New York.
In a different medium, a few years ago, I developed an interest in modelling in wax, which resulted in producing traditional portrait miniatures in beeswax from moulds.
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Image Gallery
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Title: 'Mary Rose'
Dimensions: 51cm x 74cm
Media: Oil
Description: <p>: The flagship of Henry VIII's navy, 'Mary Rose' sets out with the fleet from Portsmouth harbour to engage the French Armada in the Solent, 1545.</p>
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Title: 'A Breezy Day'
Dimensions: 46cm x 64cm
Media: Oil
Description: <p>Cat-boat enthusiasts racing off Marblehead, MA., about 1900.</p>
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Title: 'Mohawk'
Dimensions: 28cm x 40cm
Media: Oil
Description: <p>Schooner-yacht in New-York Bay, c. 1875 One of a series of paintings of US craft of the mid to late 19th c. including ship portraits, yachting scenes, harbours and all craft both sail and steam.</p>
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Title: Lord Nelson
Dimensions: 10cm high
Media: Beeswax
Description: This high relief portrait of Lord Nelson, cast in beeswax, produced in a glazed box frame for sale at the souvenir counters at Greenwich and Portsmouth Maritime Museums.
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Title: Chief Joseph
Dimensions: 16cm high
Media: Bronze-resin
Description: <p>Chief Joseph, (Hien-mot Too-ya-la-Kekt) famed warrior chief of the Nez Perc nation from 1832-1904. His courage in battle was only matched by his care and compassion for his people. Limited edition of 500.</p>
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Title: "Sappho" schooner-yacht America's Cup 1871
Dimensions: "18" x "25"
Media: Oil