My first experience of life drawing was as a sixteen-year-old A-level art student. It felt awkward and a little odd to have permission to observe a nude stranger who was posing in the middle of the room. Those feelings quickly disappeared though because the challenge of [...]
Chick-King, Tottenham – now in oils! Scenes of Spurs fans queueing outside what has become an iconic fast food outlet in Tottenham are a familiar sight on matchdays. Chick-King may look like thousands of other fried chicken and chips takeaways, but the twin brothers who own and [...]
If you're familiar with my work it won't have escaped your notice that painting outside football stadiums has become a theme in recent months. Having had a very enjoyable time capturing the matchday build-up outside both Goodison Park and The Hill Dickinson Stadium I looked at upcoming Premier League fixtures and [...]
New era Everton painting provides a familiar feeling The name may not be the catchiest thing but the Hill Dickinson Stadium certainly lived up to the hype. The closest I got to going inside was a flying visit to the club shop but I can tell from the mood of [...]
Glory, Glory Did it happen or is this all an Aussie's dream? He called it and what a feeling it has been celebrating Spurs Europa League win these last couple of weeks. As I type it's almost a fortnight since the final and I'm still on cloud nine, still enjoying [...]
You say goodbye, I say hello WOW! My first visit to Goodison Park, in fact my first visit to the city of Liverpool. What an incredible experience the past weekend has been, taking my painting kit to the home of Everton to record the final game at 'the grand old [...]