Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants Christmas Fayre!

Jane Ray and I will be selling our new cards in aid of Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants at the Fayre on Friday - see poster for details...

Portobello Road shop

The top picture is the latest commission from Enstar Capital. I enjoy getting the chance to paint these ice-cream coloured Notting Hill shops...

Cadsden House

Latest house portrait commission... The owner found me through the We Make London shop: http://www.wemakelondon.co.uk/index.html. Come along to its little treasure trove in Camden Lock West Market...

New Mexico House Portrait

New Mexico family home, commissioned by dear friend of the couple as a Thank You present...

Chepstow Villas

Two more house portraits: the top one to celebrate the owner's 90th birthday, the lower one, a young couple's marriage...

Nell Gwynne Pub and a Sainsburys...

The latest watercolours of London buildings...

Anniversary painting

House portrait for parents' wedding anniversary from their 3 sons: the house they've all grown up in.

Southwold House

Did this one recently as a surprise present for owner's 70th birthday from his son's family...

Rosemary Vercoe's costume designs

Just a tiny selection of the pile of Rosemary's designs that are in folders at our house. Am making prints of them which will be at We Make London shop at West Yard, Camden Market and my stalls - Angel Canal Festival on Sun 1st Sept, 11.00 - 5.00, and Gillespie Park Festival, Sun 8th Sept, 1.00 - 5.00.

Latest portrait

I think the last time I did a commissioned portrait, I vowed never to do another one. But here we are.  Will maybe stick to houses and other illustration work as do usually nearly lose the will to live when doing portraits!

Latest FJH pictures

a few of the vignettes have just completed for 3 more books for the US music publisher, FJH. Sadly for me, after 3 years and 17 books, these were probably the last in the series. It was fun doing them!

Notting Hill Gate

Another building portrait - this time of the Lloyds Bank at Notting Hill Gate, for it's owners, Enstar Capital.

Anniversary Present

From the girl to the boy, to celebrate when they first got together...

Hampstead House Portrait

The latest of my house 'portraits'. Had been calling them 'house paintings' but that seems to more often mean slapping the Dulux (or Farrow and Ball in certain areas) on...

Latest graphics for So Tiny London

So Tiny London's bags have just gone technicolour...!

You Win Some, You Lose Some...

Initial request was 'umpire saying "out"', subsequent pics are attempts to get 'essence' of subject...

Oh dear. All you fine art folk, keep just doing your own inspired pics and never attempt a commission. This was a request from a cricket club, as a present for a retiring umpire. Most of my commissions go smoothly enough - the odd tweak here or there, but I spent hours/days/felt-like-months on this face - all for it to be turned down in the end (I hadn't got the essence of him, apparently). They offered to pay for materials, but that's the very least part of a cost. I said 'let's just put it down to experience'...

New Islington House Portrait

Commissioned by lovely young man for his friends...

We Make London online shop

The lovely We Make London team have put me in their online shop. Will set as a widget when can work out how: http://wemakelondon.mysupadupa.com/collections/artwork/products/house-exteriors-commission-painting

New Tune Time classes for Louise

The wonderful musician, Louise Loft, is running new classes on Tuesdays - see the poster I designed for her for details. Any toddlers (+ their carers) very welcome!

Late Wedding Present...

My cousin's daughter Olivia married my childhood friend Dominic a few years ago and I promised to paint their home for them. Matilda and Daphne have joined them since, and the family have just left this house, but I'm finally ready to give them their wedding present...

TUNE TIME!

My lovely friend Louise runs these music classes for little squeekers at the wonderful, hospitable Canonbury pub. I've watched her do them and I want to join in myself, and I'm not a toddler any more! See poster for details...

Park Lane Hilton

Latest commission...