Hisbe - an independent supermarket with a big heart

loosely sketched, first washes, creates a lively painting

the finished painting on thick paper with more attention to details

Brighton means seagulls of course!

This painting of Hisbe - (How it should be) painted for a Brighton themed exhibition at Chalk Gallery
the supermarket liked the lively sketch too, and it will be appearing in some of their advertising soon.
All the good food at Hisbe is locally sourced and sold with love.

The Picture House _ The Duke of Yorks Cinema, Brighton

initial sketch of the cinema in my sketch book

now all drawn out and ready to paint

Finished! can you spot the film directors?

The Duke of Yorks cinema in Brighton is an iconic building that is one of the oldest, continuous running cinemas in the country. Those stripey legs are a landmark!

For my people relaxing and discussing film, I chose some film directors and local supporters of the cinema.

David Lynch, Stanley Kubrik, Ben Wheaton, Nick Cave are there among others, also represented are Violet Melnotte-Wyatt, the actress that had the theatre built, and Brighton arts club Joseph Longhurst, painting the old Longhurst brewery, that was there previously, owned by his father Henry Braddock Longhurst.