Having seen the Bristol Beaufighter commisson, I was asked to look at recreating an astonishing tale from WWII by the great nephew of RAF...

Those of a certain age will remember seeing the RAF Red Arrows at air shows before they flew the glorious BAe Hawk for their acrobatic...

As 2020 started to come to a rather miserable close, the COVID 19 restrictions in the UK tightened up once again and this meant there...

Years ago I read the fascinating biography of test pilot Lt Commander Brian Davies titled 'Fly No More'. In it he recounts his...

Between the various stages of COVID lockdown in 2020, I managed to get out to the nearby Dunkeswell Aerodrome. It was teeming with...

A Battle of Britain veteran once remarked to me that once the winter of 1940/41 came along, he almost missed the summer battles of 1940!...

Being a kid growing up during the 80's era of the cold war, the British military aircraft buzzing around were numerous and very varied in...

Whilst the paint was still wet on the Beaufighter painting, I received an interesting commission to paint a 1960's/70's deck scene aboard...

With so few examples left of the Bristol Beaufighter today, I find something intriguing in the historic images of these heavily-armed...

Standing next to a Fairey Gannet, everything about it just looks odd - the Double Mamba engine (a gas-turbine engine that incredibly...

There are so many stories recalling the brave actions of the crews of the Fairey Swordfish. Despite being classed as obsolete, these...

One summer holiday when I was 6 years old, I entered an Airfix model maker competition. My model of choice was the Airfix 1/72 scale...

As part of the British supersonic aircraft research programme, the Handley Page HP.115 was a British delta wing research aircraft built...

And so the COVID 19 lockdown goes on and on - its getting boring and I am missing my regular excursions for a coffee or even a beer at...

A quick browse at any postcard rack and its a fair bet you will find a painting of a Spitfire in there. Seems a bit of a cliché then to...

The Westland Sea King was always going to be an obvious choice of painting subject for me - my Grandfather worked on the production line...