For nany years you hide your feelings but then when your ill you find support from the most unlikly people i'd just like to say a big thank you to everyonehere's a picture for you... thanks steve Read Full Story

He's seen better days but he can't remember when,..i tried to capture this every day image here of an old chap on a bench, with sensitivity and honesty i know my old fashioned approach won't shatter the art world but that's not important to me, I like to capture a mundane occurance and turn it into somthing special, this old feller seems to cover the seven deadly sins envy,avarice,lust,sloth,anger,gluttony,& pride all in one go, dear of him Read Full Story

For the creative personThis article serves only to illustrate my participation in this mad but wonderful profession over many years of dedicated practice I have learned to share the many aspects of art in general and character art in particular, being true to ourselves and not slaves to trends gives us the ability to still be contemporary, but like the impressionists go against the “norm” as it were. Abstract landscapes seem to be in vogue at the moment and before that abstract sh... Read Full Story

For the creative person   This article serves only to illustrate my participation in this mad but wonderful profession over many years of dedicated practice I have learned to share the many aspects of art in general and character art in particular, being true to ourselves and not slaves to trends gives us the ability to still be contemporary, but like the impressionists go against the “norm” as it were. Abstract landscapes seem to be in vogue at the moment and before that a... Read Full Story

On the way to the gallery the other day i spotted a couple of these roadside cafe's, used them on my bike runs, they just strike a cord with me, timeless i suppose, anyway here's my slant on them. Read Full Story

EXTRASDigital caricatures seem very popular at the moment so being a figurative character artist i thought I'd give it a go i really like the results you can achieve doing them this way, which i might be able to include in my own quirky characters, anyway i thought I'd share it with you cheers steve Read Full Story

veiw inside the gallery new paintingHad a great day yesterday, I went up to Plymouth. Took six paintings up to the new gallery at the Royal William Yard. Met Mike the owner for the first time, seemed very professional and a really nice bloke. He's going to do canvas prints of my paintings, they really are stunning, I can't wait to see them finished. Read Full Story

Yes Yes i know but he's just said on the radio we can expect SNOW here in Cornwall! I thought the weathers gone bloody mad i may as well join it. Read Full Story

And the sap is rising..balmy afternoons in the studio, painting should be about feeling a mood and atmosphere if it means something to you then it works ..hope this doe's let me know what you think. Read Full Story

Many happy hours spent whiled away down on the allotment this chap looks like Geoff Hamilton's favorite expression which was, sometimes i sit and think but sometimes i just sit. I hope this captures that expression Read Full Story