I walked the 4 miles from my home in Highbury to check out how Piccadilly Circus was doing recently - as we emerge blinking back into life again after this extraordinary year... Some masks still being worn and people beginning to come back...

Local Islington Scenes and latest house commission

 

Four 'local scenes' at top - now all available as giclee prints in my folksy shop and, bottom, another house painting commission. This one to celebrate two special occasions: the engagement of the lovely couple and the fireman's 30th birthday

Latest house painting commission and other paintings

 Latest commission at the top of lovely Muswell Hill family. The other pictures are lockdown-inspired - scenes of home and scenes in Highbury where I live. The Canary Wharf picture is painted from near where one of my sons has moved (Rotherhithe)

Latest house portrait commissions

 Birthday and Christmas presents in December 2020 and January 2021 

I did these paintings over the last couple of months as my visual response to the extraordinary 2020 - seeking peace and finding solace in our lockdowns, and observing empty London.

The first painting shows my sister-in-law's dining area, the second a cottage we came upon in a woodland near Boscastle, and the third a view of modern London looming over older, empty, streets. The church in the foreground is St Lawrence Jewry near Guildhall.

These images are available as A4 giclee prints: https://folksy.com/shops/teresarobertson/collections/299210-giclee-prints

 

Recent commissions

 

Have been lucky enough to have a number of commissions during Pandemic. Was easier for people to commission pictures of their home from their own homes or from photos supplied and not have to go to shops...

Longlisted for Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition, 2020

front cover and opening page of graphic novel work-in-progress, Patterns and Portents. Very pleased to have made it to https://myriadeditions.com/first-graphic-novel-competition-2020-longlist/

Brexit, Betrayal, Booze 'n Babies

New batch of 4 short graphic stories fresh off my printer! Available from my folksy shop...

Lidfield Road house painting

Latest commission for a family going to Australia, commissioned by group of local friends

Summer 2019 commissions

Top two pictures - 'house painting' commissions for families. The next two: top picture 10 years ago, next one: same kids, 10 years later. Bottom pic = Nascot - Dodgson family dog, now departed.

190 Strand building painting

Another Enstar commission that have just finished. The building is opposite the Australian Embassy on the Strand.

Powerscroft Road house paintingL

Latest house painting for lovely young couple and their cats.

Invitations

Some invitation designs from this year and last. Some info taken off so hosts don't get unknown guests!

Leaving present for school governor

40 Beak Street, Soho, then and now...

At the top is straight on view of the old police station at 40 Beak Street, which I was commissioned to paint by Enstar Capital in 2015. And below is how it looks now - old building torn down and spanking new one up in its place - and bought by Damien Hirst as his new headquarters.

Twins graphic story, first 2 pages, updated 12th Feb 2019

Thrilled that 'Twins' has been longlisted by the laydeezdocomics prize, 2019! Very validating to get to this point. Shortlist tbc. Winner announced end of March.

Cover and first two pages of graphic novel have been working on - in different guises - for a while now... entered for laydeezdocomics graphic novel competition...

Worcester Park house painting

Latest 'house' picture, commissioned for 65th birthday of proud father of 5 grown-up kids.

New Portobello Road shop portrait

Latest shop portrait completed for Enstar Capital.

Launceston place, restaurant painting

Latest commissioned painting for Enstar Capital, of Launceston Place restaurant in Notting Hill.

Say No To Abuse - posting this film I illustrated a few years ago as so topical at the moment...