Eyes are the windows to the soul, so they say. These two drawings were done in the same way as my Misty Mountains - I wanted to achieve a soft unfocused image where the eyes became the focus of the pictures. I think I achieved this.
As anyone who has been following my blog will know, I love mountains. The fact that I live in the lee of one of the most beautiful mountains in the world, also helps. I have painted many pictures of Table Mountain, but these Misty Mountains called to me and, I believe, rendering them in pastels added to their mystique.
I was born in the North of England and came to South Africa 49 years ago and Cape Town has been my home since then. After studying and working at the West of England College of Art and Bristol University, I worked as a creative visualiser in a studio in Bristol. Whilst working in Europe I received commissions for interiors of large corporation offices and designed the exhibition stand at the Hanover International Fair. I have exhibited in Richmond, Western-Super-Mare and the Crain Calman Gallery in Knightsbridge. I also had work on show at the Barnes Gallery in London and in 1981 my work was exhibited in Moscow. Since coming to South Africa, I have done numerous portraits of some well know people.