It was a pleasure to be involved in the preparation of Somerset Aerofest 2023 from the glamour of designing the posters and pamphlets,...

A key figure held in regard by his aviator colleagues at Middlezoy Aerodrome is retired Squadron Leadrer Dave Linney AFC. RAF.  Having...

Whilst catching-up with my friends from the Somerset Aeroplane Company, aero engineer Paul Childs showed me a video from back in 2007...

When I experiment with painting styles, new varnishes or canvas brands I prefer to not do that on a paying commission for obvious...

The best part of this year's fly-in events, wasn't only taking in the visiting aircraft, it was also getting to know a lot of interesting...

November in the UK is always a bleak affair with lots of rain, and this year was no exception and so the pilots and crew at Middlezoy...

I met some incredibly interesting ex-pilots when I was exhibiting the aviation paintings at Middlezoy Aerofest in the summer - the Sea...

Having spent the majority of my life a stones throw from the coast in the counties of South West of England, the bright yellow RAF search...

September arrived and here in the UK summer clocked out promptly at the end of its shift. And when the sunshine departed, it seems our...

Many, many years back when I studied for my BA degree, the title of my thesis was Concorde - a Design Icon. Around that time Concorde was...

With the past couple of years having the COVID-19 pandemic lead to most of the public events being cancelled, it was great to have a...

We got lucky and had another incredibly dry and warm day this year for the Branscombe Devon STRUT LAA Fly-in. And just like last year, it...

In the run-up to Chirstmas 2021 a lady asked if I could paint Naval subjects - destroyers to be precise, for her husband's 50th birthday....

The first painting subject I tackled during the lockdown was of Royal Navy Sea King XZ578 (read more about that here) It could easily...

With the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands War upon us, I decided to paint an aviation painting that would commemorate the actions of the...

This April, with the long Covid-laden, feet-dragging winter finally behind us, I enjoyed a sense of escape when Kyle and I flew out from...

During the Falklands War, on the 21st April 1982 Royal Navy Wessex HAS.3 ‘Humphrey’ led two other Wessex HU.5 helicopters onto the...

With the restrictions of the Covid 19 pandemic finally lifting, it was wonderful to finally be able to get out to an aviation event to...

I have fond memories of building the Airfix Short Stirling bomber as a child. The fact that it was both lesser known and bigger than its...

My youngest child recently said that my next painting needed 'more action!' So I showed him a few ideas that were still in my preliminary...