PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS

I was approached by a lovely couple 

from Manchester at 'Art in the Park' in Leamington Spa, who commissioned me 

to paint two portraits. They were for two aunties that had sadly passed away called Margaret and Val. I was emailed lots of information and photos for both aunties 

and then set about going through my unique artistic process. When the finished commissions were ready, we met up with 

my clients at the Trentham Estate and they were absolutely bowled over with the 

two finished portraits.

Each of the aunties had their own personalities and this is what I tried to convey through the medium of oil paint onto each of the canvasses. Each of them had different hobbies, interests, possessions artworks etc. and in these two portrait commissions 

I have amalgamated all of these things.

Because the two aunties were also great friends, I even painted a small Val into Margarets painting and a small Margaret 

into Vals painting!

Each painting is very detailed and the viewer may not always see something at first, 

but rotate the canvas and a whole new 

world appears!

When you look close up at any of my paintings, you'll find a treasure trove 

of images just waiting to jump out and greet you. This close up is from Margarets painting and because one of her favourite things was Christmas, you can spot some holly leaves and berries. These small digital images on this site aren't the best representations of my work as they don't  convey the clarity, colour and texture compared to the real things. Please do get in touch if you'd like any portrait commissions painted, if you would like to see one of my paintings in real life or if you'd like to visit my studio (once the Covid restrictions have been lifted).