Commission artist, demonstrator, tutor and workshop leader. I paint portraits, landscapes and wildlife.
09/06/2026
World Oceans Day is a day for humanity to celebrate the ocean, to raise global awareness of the benefits we receive from the ocean and our duty to use ocean resources sustainably. View AFC's World Oceans Day Gallery at https://tinyurl.com/4rd7y5hz
Image credit: "Sea Dancer" by Laurie Riley
Just for an experiment I threw one of my paintings into Meta AI, and asked it to create a video from it, just to see the result. It actually turned out pretty good.
I'm generally appalled by AI art itself, with some exceptions.
22/02/2026
A Saunter on the Sands, Pastel 15 x 10"
04/02/2026
One of my painting sketches done in France on my annual painting holidays with Palettes de Gascogne Painting Holidays at La Salle Painting Retreat. Pencil and Acrylic on paper
7 x 6"
16/12/2025
'The Game' acrylic on canvas board, 8x10". Maasai elders play an ancient game in the shade of a tree. Their village was in the Great Rift Valley, toward Lake Natron, Tanzania.
Great memories.
07/11/2025
Check this out!
We invite you to visit our 2025 Virtual Exhibit online.
🦋 ArtistsForConservation.org/virtual-exhibit
Browse all the artwork from our 2025 art exhibition and more. All artwork work is original and for sale with partial proceeds supporting conservation.
Artwork credit: “Arid Serendipity” by AFC artist, Gordon Pembridge. Supporting Soysambu Conservancy.
25/10/2025
A study I did from my day painting at The Hobbit Film Set, Matamata, New Zealand. This is the bridge Gandalf and Frodo travel over early in Fellowship of the Ring. This is the view from The Green Dragon side. Where I had a fantastic lunch, fit for any hungry Hobbit!
Acrylic on canvas board.
25/10/2025
This is a prep piece I did ahead of my wild card appearance on Landscape Artist of the Year in 2015 (all 5 seconds of it!!) No such luck for this level of composition on the day however.
My interview didn't make the edit- just the moment Kathleen Soriano began asking me a question and a gust of wind blew my set up over- but as they said on Bulleye, I had a lovely day.
Acrylic and conte crayon on board.
02/10/2025
With great sadness, the Jane Goodall Institute confirmed this morning the passing of the organization’s founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, age 91 who died peacefully in her sleep while in Los Angeles, CA for her speaking tour in the United States.
Dr. Goodall’s life and work not only made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, but also of humankind and the environments we all share. She inspired curiosity, hope and compassion in countless people around the world, and paved the way for many others — particularly young people who gave her hope for the future.
In 1960 Dr. Goodall established the longest running wild chimpanzee study in Gombe National Park, Tanzania which continues to this day. She pioneered and sustained the Jane Goodall Institute’s community-centered conservation initiatives across the chimpanzee range for over four decades. Her legacy includes the creation of JGI’s international environmental and humanitarian youth program Roots & Shoots, which is actively driving change in 75 countries and counting around the world.
The Jane Goodall Institute is incredibly grateful to all our supporters, partners, and friends, especially during this difficult time. To add a personal remembrance of Dr. Goodall and continue her legacy for future generations, please visit JaneGoodall.org/RememberingJane
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Photo credit: Marko Zlousic