Towards the end of 2021 I wanted to develop as a portrait painter so I decided to try and paint local people and then host an exhibition in Beeston, Nottingham. This was an intense period of painting, taking over a year to paint 20 portaits.

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I asked for nominations via a facebook post and was inundated with suggestions. Evetually I painted twenty people from the community.

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A public exhibition was then held in a local church and the sitters and their families invited for a private view and celebration.

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​What people said about the exhibition:

​"Wonderful work, congratulations! Love your hands and plants and furniture and perspective . . . "

"Wonderful exhibition! The art work portraying people from Beeston is such an original idea!"

"So pleased to see this wonderful exhibition, with such a variety of sitters. An amazing talent!"

"The hands! Speak for themselves."

"Just fabulous, love the expression and especially the hands."

"Joyous, sad, fascinating. Covering every spectrum. Wonderful!"

"A great exhibition, really enjoyed it."

"A great representation of our local community, and painted in a captivating way – nice style!"


"A fascinating representation of Beeston. Wouldn’t have known about these people without this exhibition."