For my money one of the greatest portrait artists of all time, if not the greatest of them all. He deserved his job as the court painter to King Charles 1st. His triple portrait of him was for Bernini in Rome to help in sculpting a bust.
More amazing Barcelona Gaudi.You either love him or hate him! Gaudi was run over by a tram at the age of 74 on his way to church in central Barecelona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD
People come from all over the world for the visual feast of Antoni Gaudi`s (1852-1926) fantastic buildings.Deriving from his passionate religous faith & his love of nature, his buildings are inspired by organic, natural forms. Totally original, like something from a fairy tale.The Sagrada Familia is his biggest project, that is still not finished,it is … Read more
I drew young Luke on Friday, a fan of Chelsea & Eden Hazard.Add caption I did a group charcoal portrait of these charming half-sisters . They were having a re-union, the 2 on the left live in the USA and the other in Northampton. Despite sharing the same father there is not a lot of … Read more
Elian Lima is a Brazilian lady who does face painting & runs a busy restaurant at the Observatory shopping centre in Slough.Dali the Clown (Mr Karen Mkrtchyan) is an Armenian and does spectacular balloon sculpting at the same place.I say thanks for coming to live in our country and bringing fun, colour, invention and (especially … Read more
This is the second caricature I have done of Chris ( see one of my first blogs in 2009), who is a well known and loved character in Luton. His amazing laugh is used as a ring tone.He asked me to draw him as Usain Bolt but with the `lunch box` of Linford Christie!
This is Elz, on his way to study sound engineering, good luck with the future mate. It was a pleasant surprise to meet fellow fans of the work of Japanese animation artist Hayao Miyazaki, not very well known in the UK but a household name in the rest of Europe, his films are mind-blowing, specially … Read more
There`s a lot to take your breath away in Florence, so much beauty left to us from 600 years ago.These tiny angels on one of the main doors of the Cathedral really stopped me ( Donatello?). Such grace!My son Dominic is studying at The Russian Academy there for a year, lucky man!
I was well impressed by these simple geometric forms at Serpentine Green in Peterborough, Christmas decs with a lot of style & simplicity.
Had a real good chin-wag with this 86 year-old Liverpudlian as I drew his portrait. He`d recently lost his wife and felt lost and didn`t know how to fill the days. As happens so often as I go around shopping centres, it can be humbling to hear peoples stories.