I have just completed a set of six paintings to be used for the Isle of Man Christmas stamps for 2011.
The series ‘Birds in Winter’ will be available in November and include the Waxwings shown here. The originals will be shown at my exhibition at the Sayle Gallery.
Am ‘artist in residence’ at ‘Nature in Art’ Twigworth, Gloucester all next week (12th 17th April). Will be painting in the studio and will have about 10 new paintings on show. Do come and say hello if you are in the area.
see www.nature-in-art.org for details
The Mountain clothing co have produced a new series of t shirts with my images of big cats, polar bear and owls. Take a look at www.themountain.me
It has always been one of my secret ambitions (very sad one I know) to see 
one of my paintings or prints on a wall in the background of some TV programme. I can now cross this one off. I was recently watching a BBC programme about John Constable (The secret lives of Artists) when they visited Spring Grove House near Bewdley- the home of Constable’s future wife’s family- and there in the hall was my painting of a white tiger – clearly viewed as the camera panned round. The painting was commissioned by the West Midland Safari Park who now occupy the grounds and house. This programme was made in 2003 and sadly the house and painting were destroyed in a major fire in 2005 – so it was good to see the original again (a print is still available JP16).
My painting of gentoo penguins on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, has been included in AFC’s 
‘International Exhibit of Nature in Art’ a major showcase of wildlife art which can be seen at www.natureartists.com. until the end of December. The painting is also included in the accompanying book and has also been chosen for a 2011 calendar and set of greeting cards. All these are available through AFC website.
It’s a strange world – Yesterday (July 4th) I was filmed and interviewed for a travel/documentary series by Czech TV. The film crew were on the Island making a series about the way of life here and asked to visit a working artist – so were sent to me. It is due to be shown (in the Czech Republic) in September. They are going to send me a link whe it is available.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/1185966822-na-ceste/
click on OSTROV MAN in the programme box on the right – it is an interesting portrait of the IOM – I am about 9 mins in.