MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011!

Merry Christmas everyone x

PETER FALK as COLUMBO

Peter Falk who sadly passed away earlier this month was a bit of a hero of mine during my teenage years; I often pretended I was Columbo whenever I deceptively bumbled about solving murders. I'm currently selling this portrait on ebay with a percentage of proceeds going towards Alzheimer's research.

DAVID NIVEN

A very simple line drawing of the actor David Niven.

LITTLE SAILBOAT

This was made with strips of masking tape, torn and stuck down and painted. I enjoy painting on masking tape because of the interesting texture it gives.

MARTY FELDMAN

I did this portrait of the comedian, actor and writer Marty Feldman a while back because I love his brilliant face. I suppose there's always a slight danger of disrespecting a face like his when drawing it but I tried to steer away from that because, as I say, I love his brilliant face.

SIR ALEC GUINESS

A pen and ink portrait of Sir Alec Guiness as he appeared in The Ladykillers.

FINGER PAINTING

I haven't done finger painting in years but I love the freedom and mess of it and ought to do more. This painting was done on brown parcel paper with inks in about 30 minutes.