Many of my most famous paintings started as concept sketches.
I’ll write more on this interesting subject over the coming month🙂.
In brief, a concept sketch can be anything from a ‘doodle’ to a near finished drawing, produced to explore ideas, composition and tones for a possible painting and very helpful when discussing a possible commission🙂.


Mauretania’s usual ports of call were, Liverpool, Southampton, Plymouth, Le Harve, Queenstown (now Cobh) & New York. She restored the prestige of the British Merchant Marine & Cunard in particular.