I spend a lot of time in the Falklands watching penguins.  These fascinating animals seem to capture the imagination and the hearts of all of those that encounter them.  Here in the Falkland Islands we are very lucky to be able to get up close and personal with four different species: the regal King Penguin, the gentle Gentoo Penguin, the timid but endearing Magellanic Penguin and the mischievous Rockhopper Penguin.  In this commission, I have illustrated all four of these penguins with a field sketch and annotations of each to give a little more insight into the lives of these remarkable birds.

Another series of stamps, this time to celebrate the establishment last year of one of the largest Marine Protected Areas in the world, around South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Each stamp depicts an aspect of the MPA:  Surveillance, Tourism, Scientific monitoring, Fisheries, Pelagic abundance and Benthic diversity.  It was quite a challenge to illustrate such a vast subject that still works on such a small scale, but that is the fun of stamp design.

An adventurous couple living here in the Falkland Islands commissioned me to capture their recent trip aboard The Golden Fleece to explore Bird Island, a remote and little-visited island in the south of the archipelago.  It is an island haven teeming with wildlife, boasting a large colony of fur seals and, as its name implies, thousands of birds.  Their trip involved scuba diving beneath the chilly waters surrounding the island, so I was given the opportunity to depict the scene from both above and below the waves, which I thoroughly enjoyed. 

My latest commission is one very close to my heart.  Being a dog lover, I was really pleased to be able to capture the lives of two very special and beloved members of an island family, capturing the islands from a dogs’ perspective. Monty, a handsome golden labrador, and Finn, a beautiful long-haired German Shepherd were the subject of this painting.  These two had a wonderful life exploring the white sandy dunes of Cape Pembroke, the heath-clad headlands of the Narrows and the seaweed-strewn beach at Whalebone Cove.  Chasing elusive upland geese, avoiding temperamental horses on the common, and bumping along to their next adventure in the family’s white Landrover 90 were all part of their full and happy lives in the Falkland Islands.  

My latest prints are just about to go into the shops here in Stanley.  ‘Living down south’ is a snapshot of the Falklands. It depicts Stanley town, with its iconic cathedral, the Whalebone Arch, and colourful houses, alongside the towering lighthouse at Cape Pembroke, an island farm settlement with sheep and windswept tree, and marine wildlife, which abounds in the waters surrounding the Falklands islands.  Another new artwork depicts an assorted menagerie of animals and plants of the islands, and a third is a ‘Falkland penguin’, all the species of penguins found here in the islands, swimming and diving within one sturdy bird.