Producing architectural illustrations and painting cityscapes has always come naturally to me. I understand perspective, proportions and scale so find it easy to translate a view or a photograph into an artistic image. The prospect of painting animals and birds took me well out of my comfort zone, but I couldn’t resist the challenge of trying to capture the vibrancy of the colours and the different textures we find in the natural world. I’ve been particularly fascinated by birds and so far have produced a series that includes an inquisitive robin, an imperious eagle and an exotic quetzal I’ll let you be the judge as to how well they work…