I thought I'd have another go at Sir Roger Moore today. He's one of a number of people that I feel I owe a portrait after having had a go once and...
Category: TV
Spectre Of The Gun
The idea for this one came to me last night. I was googling around, looking at reviews of some forthcoming Star Trek episodes and found this still...
Eric Morecambe
It's a portrait of Eric Morecambe today in crystalline watercolours. I put down a pencil drawing last night, dividing Eric up into highlights, mid...
The Enterprise Crew
And here's the complete collection. Lined up in Sudoku formation with one red, one blue and one green/yellow shirt in each column and in each...
Chekov
And finally, completing the set we have Mr Chekov, played by Walter Koenig. I can tell it¡s him; there's a chubby, baby-faced quality to him. But...
Uhura
Next up in the Enterprise crew is Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols. Only two more to go now. The likeness still isn't perfect. I'm starting...
Scott
Back to the enterprise crew again and, with two blues, two yellow/greens and one red shirt to date, it's time for another red shirt. This is Mr...
Stephen Mangan
Yesterday's watercolour painting was a huge success and I've learned through experience that the best way to follow up a win like that is not to...
McCoy
Only time for one portrait today after that book review and it's my first ever go at Doctor McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley. It's him but it's...
Kirk
Number 4 in the collection is Captain Kirk, played by William Shatner. Bill joins Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Big Sam Allardyce and me in the...
Rand
I realised last night that the nine in this collection will comprise three each of red shirts, blue shirts and green shirts. So that makes my...
Sulu
Second in the collection is Mr Sulu, played by George Takei. It looks like the first layer of colour is yellow but it's actually lime green. ...
Spock
These are tricky times. We're having one of our bathrooms done up over the next week or two and this means I'm not able to spend as much time in...
Edith Keeler
Star Trek's on five night a week on Legend Xtra at the moment and has already inspired one painting. Tonight's episode is The City On The Edge Of...
Dave Best
Another portrait today for the benefit of those lovely PAOTY judges. Today's subject is Dave Best from The Royle Family, played by the great comedy...
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Today's subject matter is a still from Star Trek TOS. It's a still from What Are Little Girls Made, featuring Sherry Jackson and Ted Cassidy as the...
Big Daddy And Giant Haystacks
Back in the 1970s we had this "thing" called professional wrestling. It was a pantomime-esquire acting performance dressed up like a sporting...
Alan Davies
Right, time to get down to some proper work and to produce some posterised paintings that will impress the Portrait Artist Of The Year judges when...
Michael Portillo
I had quite a long afternoon free today so thought I'd have a go at a posterised watercolour portrait. Today's subject is faction icon and former...
Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025 Entry
I've bitten the bullet and put in my entry for Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025. My self portrait is this one. For my second portrait, I went...