EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 9 © 2014 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

5 on commissions to produce not only bird pictures but also a wide variety of wildlife paintings. In some cases, these also included people’s pets. By then I was attending Bromley Technical School for Boys where art was a speciality in the curriculum. My last year there was given the added bonus of life drawing classes held at Beckenham Art School. Compared to technical school it was an enchanting place, full of bohemian atmosphere and such a relaxed attitude by the teachers and students. From then on I was determined to become a full time