Pastel portrait on paper of Carmen, a nurse working in COVID-19 ICU. Painted from a photograph taken on her first day on this ward. Carmen later commented, “Working during the pandemic as an ICU nurse I saw our team … Continued
Pastel portrait of junior doctor Alisha Hyams, GP trainee with Midyorkshire Hospitals Trust #portraitsfornhsheroes. Thank you Alisha for contacting me. Thank you @tomcroftartist for creating this amazing phenomenon. Thank you to all our carers and front line workers.
Pastel portrait of Yorkshire Ambulance Service paramedic Chris Hyams, painted as part of the #portraitsfornhsheroes initiative. It was such a pleasure and privilege to do this work. Thank you to Chris for agreeing to sit for me, to @tomcroftartist for … Continued
Professor Adrian Darnell, Principal of Stephenson College Durham, 2001-2007. Portrait commissioned by the College and painted in soft pastel on board. In the background is the Infinity Bridge as seen from Queen’s Campus, Stockton.
Portrait of Prof. John Ashworth, Principal of Stephenson College Durham, 2007-2019. Commissioned by the College and painted in soft pastel on board.
Prof. Maggie O’Neill, Principal of Ustinov College, University of Durham 2012-2014. Portrait commissioned by the College and painted in soft pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper.
Private Commission 2016
Charcoal portrait of my father when he was a young man. Drawn on Canson Mi-Teintes paper, from an old photograph. He served in three regiments during WWII: The Royal Artillery, The King’s Liverpool Regiment and The South Wales Borderers. I … Continued
Pastel portrait painting on coloured pastel card, of Bill Bryson at the Summer Congregation ceremony in his final year as Chancellor of Durham University. I was so impressed and inspired by his sunny disposition. Despite having shaken hands with thousands … Continued
