When I was a young boy of 13,  I would tear up my mums unwanted sheets to make canvas and paint Terry Frosts. Semi Circles of colour on white etc. He was my first big influence and with young eyes I was in love with his use of pure bold colour. The way colour responded to the colour next to it was intoxicating and set me on a path to become an artist.

Recently I have been putting some of my work straight into auction .

And here is the last piece. Inspired by Mr and Mrs Irving who recently commissioned me to do a Pool Painting and guess who I am next to .................... the late great  Sir Terry Frost.

Thanks Terry  

One last go at this subject. Just finished a huge 40x40 inch acrylic on canvas.

My artnaive website is nearly ready. You can take a peek by clicking on the link www.artnaive.co.uk

This is for the ABNA picture ( Association of British Naives) for there group show in Devon.

Its called Cool Pool ( Jubilee Pool Penzance ) For me this is the most exciting or joyfull picture I have ever done. ( untill the next one )

It is such a joy to be able to work on these pools.. I started this over the weekend and am nearly finished today. Been cracking on. Want to do a cricket painting for the Australian Cricket Board competition next.  I do fancy a trip to Bondi Beach before I die!

Working on another Jubilee Pool Painting. Day 2

Finished And Sold

As I have finished all my major paintings I have gone into Play mode. Should finish this tomorrow.

Last minute changes to the foreground. Pack and send.This is the professional photo.

Gulval Church with summer landscape !     Coming On.

Lorraine and I and the kids, well not really kids now went to Plymouth .

Sometimes I go off piste a bit and do a whole series of paintings I think are good but they are in fact `Stepping Stones`. Artists have to do these to get to higher places.

I really have been very productive. Just pushing myself before this break. This is a 20x16 oil on canvas.
I want to stop doing Pals and transfer the bright coloured  Landscape to Cornish and Devonshire Scenes.

Taking my sketch book with me on Hols to Devon.

I`ve noticed that there is still a bit of a snobbery about OIL. `It has to be oil.` ` Oh! You really should paint in oil`  Well after many years painting in both mediums I can tell you that it is just that. `Snobbery`. They are both fantastic mediums and both rather different. I love acrylic because of the crisp colours and speed of drying and oil because of it`s rich visably pleasing appearance on the canvas. It`s good painting in both. I can switch from one to the other. And I can tell you Acrylic just surprizes me all the time and stands up proud against it`s old time rival.