Portraits and Figures

Portraits and figures in watercolour, pencil and charcoal inspired by photographs I've taken in casual settings and whilst on various holidays.  

Georgia (chestnut)

My daughter - From a photo taken for her acting agent portfolio (circa 2020).

Prep sketch 1 (Georgia chestnut) 

Prep sketch 2 (Georgia chestnut)

Tanya - wedding day 2021

David - wedding day 2021

Portraits in charcoal of my daughter in law, Tanya and David my son - inspired from photo's from their wedding days in 2021

Hana Rae

Our first grand daughter - Hana Rae at 2 and a half years old (charcoal - at Windsor brewery)

Lyra Louise (November 2025)

Our second grand daughter at 1 year old (charcoal)

Dangerous Liaisons I

Ballerina contemplating a sword

Dangerous Liaisons II

... continued .... >>

Dangerous Liaisons III

Dangerous Liaisons:  a tryptic to the Dangerous Liassons Ballet performed in Dubrovnik 2014

Dangerous Liaisons (abstraction)

Dangerous Liaisons dancer 

Name of the rose (Georgia)

My daughter, Georgia Isabella - From a photo taken outside the performance hall for her graduation showcase, University of Essex, Southend.

Hana Rae (pensive)

 Hana in a pensive mood at a summer family barbeque (July 2025)

Hana Rae

From a photograph capturing my beautiful little grand daughter's smile at her younger sister's 1st birthday party (October 2025)

Georgia (rough trial)

Trying out colours - my daughter - From a photo taken for her school drama classes (circa 2015).

David

Pencil sketch of, David (father of our two beautiful grand daughters)

Young Georgia

A rough pencil sketch from a photo of my daughter as a very little girl.

Hana Rae

A pencil sketch of my first grand daughter at 3 years.

Anita

Pencil sketch of my rather lovely wife - (yes, I know, punching way above my weight)

Amandine

Our daughter-in-law, wife of Thomas

Thomas

Thomas our oldest son.

David

David, second son (in charcoal) father of Hana and Lyra and husband to Tanya

Portrait studies in charcoal

Three Generations

Pencil sketch from three photo's; clockwise > grand daughter, Hana Rae,  (mum)Tanya (daughter-in-law) and Anita ("nani")

Thomas & Georgia

A pencil sketch of my son Thomas and my daughter, Georgia whilst on holiday in Turkey c2011.

Georgia ("tiger")

Pencil sketch of my daughter in contemplative mood - c2010

Hana Rae (at 2.5)

Pencil sketch of my first grand daughter, Hana Rae,  at about 2 and a half years.

Vietnamese Street food 

A street food seller working at her kitchen

Rainy day in Rome

Looking down from the Spanish steps in Rome onto a rain drenched street full of shoppers

Contemplation

Georgia in contemplative mood (c2010).

Ghosts.

in the Serengeti

Close up study.

Lyra Louise (Nov 2025)

Our grand daughter number 2  - on having found a new toy (the door bell ring changer)

Georgia (in New York)

Pencil sketch from a photo i took in New York

Tanya

A very quick charcoal sketch our our daughter in law Tanya, mother to both of our grandchildren, Lyra and Hana (also wife to our son David)

Georgia (in charcoal)

Rough charcoal  sketch from a photo of  a young Georgia (our daughter) looking impossibly similar to her beautiful mum my wife Anita.

Tanya in charcoal 2

Another charcoal sketch our our daughter in law Tanya, mother to both of our grandchildren, Lyra and Hana (also wife to our son David)