Gallery

Bretton HallOil on canvas 30″ x 24″ Bretton Hall is a country house in West Bretton near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It housed Bretton Hall College from 1949 until 2001 and was a campus of the University of Leeds (2001–2007). It is a Grade II* listed building. Wikipedia Entry I lived there from 1968 –… Continue reading Bretton Hall

Broadway NewsOil on canvas90cm x60cm Based on a photo I took in Accrington town centre in September 2012.

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’.