No. 98 Sir Paul Getty's, 'The Lady of Shalott'

I met Sir Paul in the 1990's. He had a very relaxed nature. On my visits to his homes we sat and watched cricket and talked about knights and chivalry. Sir Paul loved cricket but so too did he love art and books. His collection of medieval illuminated books was as good as anything housed in the major museums. He also loved Pre-Raphaelite paintings and had a wonderful first edition of the Kelmscott Chaucer produced by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones.

No. 87 Lawrence Lewis de Fordham's, 'Charlemagne'

When I announced I was redirecting my primary focus to fine art the majority of the heraldry patrons simply wished me well but a small minority decided to make the journey with me and add fine art to their collections as well. I quickly realised that it wasn't simply the heraldry that was keeping them around but they had come to care about me not only as an artist but as a person. Some of them are not famous, royal or noble by birth. They are friends which I hold in the highest regard. Here are four friends my wife and I now consider family who have large collections of my work consisting of both heraldry and fine art. Lawrence Lewis de Fordham This work was painted for an exhibition in Ottawa, Canada in 1996 at that time I was experimenting with abstract applications of pattern in conjunction with formal heraldry style. I have always liked this piece and it hung in my studio but when I changed the studio ov...

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No. 90 Francis Fulford's Coat of Arms

Due to privacy concerns many projects could not be included on this countdown but Francis is a very public individual. He is the subject of several television documentaries which can be found on the web. A few years ago I received a commission from Francis having been recommended by Lord Henry Norreys. Henry had told him that I was one of the best so the pressure was on. I spent some time with Francis at his home which was thoroughly enjoyable and found him to be one of life's wonderful characters.