This is a difficult thing to do because I have painted hundreds upon hundreds of coats of arms, calligraphic and illuminated manuscripts, scrolls and royal letters patent thus far.
How do you choose ? After careful consideration I have chosen these works as truly representative of this branch of my art.
When confronted with the art I have on record I cannot believe there have been enough hours in the day to have produced it. Plus of course there is the art I did for patrons who asked me not to share for privacy reasons, some of which was quite spectacular.
This painting is quite small only about three or four inches square and was painted on vellum with 23c gold leaf.
How do you choose ? After careful consideration I have chosen these works as truly representative of this branch of my art.
So to begin with let us start with the coat of arms of the late Prince Rupert Loewenstein. A very interesting patron who was for many years was the financial advisor to the Rolling Stones. He was a member of Order of Malta and that is how he approached me through a mutual friend, also a Knight of Malta, the late Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick. At that time I was Herald Painter to the British Association of the Order. He very much liked my work and this was produced for him. He later kindly sent me a letter of recommendation to use on my web site of the time.
This painting is quite small only about three or four inches square and was painted on vellum with 23c gold leaf.