Category: Paintings

Peel Park, Accrington 1964Oil on canvas90cm x 60cm This is the former home of Accrington Stanley, who had left the Football League two years earlier. The part of Accrington, from the church spire on the left (where I went to school and church), to the three chimneys centre-right, is where I lived for the first… Continue reading Peel Park, Accrington 1964

Fish Market, Accrington 1950sOil on canvas30″ x 24″

Odeon, Accrington 1950sAcrylic on canvas90cm x 60cm This is painting I’ve done of The Odeon in Accrington. One of my sources was a contemporary picture postcard. Although many will say it’s a pity that there are no longer floral gardens on Broadway, my abiding memory is how pleased my Mum and other women were when… Continue reading Odeon, Accrington 1950s

“Royal Arcade” WeymouthOil on canvas48″ x 36″

“Cafe Wha?” NYCOil on canvas40″ x 30″ From the Cafe Wha? website… What Is The Wha? BOB DYLAN’S STORY “Just got here from the West,” the gangly 19-year-old told Manny Roth, owner of the Greenwich Village nightclub “Cafe Wha?” “Name’s Bob Dylan. I’d like to do a few songs? Can I?” Sure, Mr. Roth said;… Continue reading “Cafe Wha?” NYC

“Katz’s” NYCAcrylic & Oil on Canvas40″ x 30″ On a corner lot in the Lower East Side of Manhattan is this famous deli, made even more famous in a scene from the ’80s movie, ‘When Harry Met Sally’.

“Candle Café” NYCOil on canvas40″ x 30″ High up on 3rd Avenue, one of my all-time favourite places to eat. I’m not even sure if it’s still there, I’ve not been for almost seven years. Bad news…it closed permanently at the end of 2020 when the building was sold. I ate there many times, and… Continue reading “Candle Café” NYC

“Lexington Candy Shop” NYCOil and Acrylic on Canvas40″ x 30″ I used to be really ignorant about coffee and thought that Starbucks was the be-all and end-all of coffee shops. Especially in New York City where there seems to be one on every block. To be fair, sometimes they are the only sensible option when… Continue reading “Lexington Candy Shop” NYC