I had a very happy and heartwarming moment with Ali, Mhairi, Alexandra and baby Lachlan yesterday. This comissioned work was a gift from wife to husband to mark a milestone birthday and to celebrate their 2 beautiful children.

The painting was done when Lachlan was only 9 days old! so it was a special moment to capture this growing family.

These moments are the most precious for me as an artist. Revealing my work and witnessing the happy reactions. It makes all of the hard effort worthwhile and I feel very lucky that this is my job!

This week my exhibition at the Pan Pacific Hotel ended. The 2nd floor art space has been home to my paintings since October last year, so it has been a long run and I feel very privileged to have been able to display my work in this wonderful space.

A big thank you to Sirinate, Nigel, Sherlyn and all of the team at the Pan Pacific, and to all of you who took time out to come and visit the exhibition. Maybe you were also able to join the Japanese Afternoon Tea and calligraphy experience? Or one of the private tours? It has been great fun and I look forward to coming back to the Pan Pacific Hotel in the future if they will have me!

Best of luck to the new artist whose work will be on display later this month. I would encourage anyone to visit this space and the hotel. You won’t be disappointed.