Following very quickly on from the Hercules commission, we have more West End excitement. Evita has just started its limited run at the London Palladium and LW Theatres asked me to create another diorama to celebrate the opening. There’s already plenty of press coverage for the show, with Rachel Zegler […]
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Trevi Fountain
You may have seen that I recently worked on a ‘Rome’ commission for Piccolo Buco. It consisted of several painted dioramas of the restaurant and nearby fountain facade. Although I enjoyed grappling with those fiddly paper layers, the fountain scene in particular was crying out for a good canvas version. […]
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Another musical inspired painted diorama with added electricity! Here are some photos from a recent project created for LW Theatres. It’s a study of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane celebrating the launch of Hercules. An angled view of the architectural facade but with a few more flashes of colour than […]
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I have been lucky enough to see Italy a couple of times in my life, but have always regretted missing out on the capital. As a student, finding the cheapest possible flight meant travelling through Rome on the way to other destinations (like the terracotta roofs of Florence). But I […]
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I tried to capture a delicate sunrise over Winchester for this new painting of the Upper High Street. I’ve always enjoyed how a City can be beautiful and quiet early in the morning. And I find it fascinating how the collected sound of those urban spaces changes through the day. […]
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Another local colouring page to share. This Winchester College Colouring page, along with my Great Hall outline, has been added to my collection of activity sheets for the City. This one features my recent study of the college rooftops and landscape beyond. This view has been photographed many times from […]
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