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I was recently asked to produce a portrait in memory of Hessie Stewart, a young Brighton girl who passed away in April 2009. I was honoured to be asked to do this by a close friend of Hess and her family. To find out more about this tragic case. and the foundation that was set up in her memory visit http://www.angelusfoundation.com/

I was recently commissioned to produce a portrait of top British athlete and star of Strictly Come Dancing 2009, Jade Johnson. I was very honoured to be able to present Jade with the portrait at her birthday party last month.

This was a very special and exciting moment in my career as a portrait artist, and I was totally overwhelmed by Jade’s reaction on seeing the finished piece for the first time. Here are a few Photos of the painting, which features Jade jumping at her first Olympic Games in Athens 2004, and me presenting the portrait to Jade at her birthday bash.