Grahame Wheatley | Artist Portrait

Grahame Wheatley | Artist Portrait

Posted on Jun 15, 2023 in People

Born in Leicester in 1943, Grahame Wheatley was eventually to study at the city’s Polytechnic, emerging with a first class degree in Fine Art in the late 1970s. Although the influence of his hero, Stanley Spencer, is evident in his work, Wheatley’s style gives a nod to other painters while remaining truly unique to him. […]

Mo Jupp Portrait

Mo Jupp Portrait

Posted on Sep 25, 2018 in News, People, Uncategorized

Very sad to hear the news that Mo Jupp has died. A lovely man and a very interesting and inspiring ceramic artist. I met him briefly while photographing Daniel Smith and only took one shot of him while we had lunch. This is it.

Dora Holzhandler Portrait

Dora Holzhandler Portrait

Posted on Oct 14, 2015 in News, People, Uncategorized

It is with great sadness that I heard of the death last week of gallery artist, Dora Holzhandler. I visited her tiny flat in London to take her portrait in 2010. Surrounded by her paintings and photographs of the Dalai Lama and the Queen, she kept me fuelled with stories of her youth and enough […]

Andrzej Kuhn and my visit to Atlantis

Andrzej Kuhn and my visit to Atlantis

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 in News, People, Places, Uncategorized

I was very sad to hear the news that the artist Andrzej Kuhn has died this week. I have lived and worked with his paintings for many years now and my visit to Atlantis to photograph him and his studio will always stay in my memory.