I've been producing paintings of landscapes and portraits from my cramped and rather overcrowded studio just south of Oxford for several years now.

I work from photos and sittings in the case of portraits, finished off usually in oils or pencil. With landscapes I'll work straight onto the canvas at the site or use sketches and photos later in the studio.

My prices are about £100 for a drawing or sketch and £200 to £600 for a finished painting. This is dependant on the time it has taken and materials used of course. Price is agreed before a job is started and is inclusive.

I went to Hornsey Art College, then Leicester Polytechnic in the early 1970s. Then did a variety of jobs including gardener, taxidriver, gardener, cook and from time to time drummer in several long defunct rock bands!

For over fifteen years I was a freelance illustrator living and working in London. I worked on publications such as the Radio Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Nursing Times. Companies that used my artwork included the Halifax Building Society, Japanese Airways, Longmans Publishing and Thames Television.

I became more and more interested in working in oils again. Sold a few paintings in a local gallery, then started to take it seriously. Since then my work gets sold at home and abroad. London's just down the road. Both the M40 and A34 are close at hand. So access to my studio is pretty easy. Though if you come to see a work in progress, please ring first, we've a big hairy Alsatian who's always very interested in visitors!

Each year, with six other local artists, I exhibit during Artweeks, an arts festival held around Oxford during May.

Next year we are back at the very lovely village of Brightwell cum Sotwell near Wallingford. Call around and see us at the Village Hall there on the Friday the 13th to Sunday the 15th of May 2011. 11am to 6pm. It's free, so please come along.