I was born in Gibraltar on 25th September 1966. Not having taken after my parents` love of classical music, I was otherwise inspired by nature and from an early age, began to draw and paint animals, mainly horses. Although I never grew up with horses my passion for them developed further and I now dedicate most of my spare time to doing horse portraits (as well as other pet portraits) . I travel to Jerez quite a lot to find my "models", most being the Cartujano horses at the Yeguada De La Cartuja in Medina Sedonia, Jerez. One of my personal favourites is `Farruco` seen in one of my portraits below. I still continue with my pet portraits, often taking private commissions but my favourite subject will always be horses!
One thing I did inherit from my parents was an eye for detail and I have used this for the accuracy of my paintings, especially my military paintings of uniformed soldiers. This is another area in which I also specialize and which gained me a commission for the 2005 Gibraltar Rock Calendar to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar. The calendar featured 12 paintings by local artists, depicting different scenes before, during and after the famous battle. My painting featured Nelson preserved in a barrel of brandy and Captain Hardy is seen cutting a lock of his hair which , it was said, was then sent to Lady Hamilton. The original painting was sold to a private collector in Gibraltar.
Going back to my younger days, at the age of 14 I started up a nature diary where I collected leaves, flowers and insects and studied and illustrated them. I kept the diary up for 3 years and now, 25 years later I have published a limited edition of the diary, details of which you will find on the Nature Diary page.
On 18th April 2005, after a lot of preparation, I held my first watercolour art exhibition at the John Mackintosh Hall, Gibraltar. The emphasis was on horse portraits although there were some military paintings and Gibraltar scenes. My original nature diary was also on display and a lot of interest was shown . In fact, for a first exhibition the response was tremendous and I therefore decided to put this website together to offer my painting services to the world!
I work in watercolour so for a Pet Portrait all I would need is a good colour photo of your favourite pet to work from, be it your cat, dog or pet snake! I also take commissions for military portraits so again, all I would need is a good photo, preferably in colour especially to recreate the colours of a uniform. Otherwise, I can produce a sketch if you prefer which can also look very effective. For details on prices and how to go about ordering a commission from me, simply go to the Prices and Orders page.
Thank you for visiting my site and I hope you find something you like.