These miniatures were painted between 2011 and 2013. They were inspired by the British tradition of locket minitaure watercolours, which I discovered at a Tate Britain Watercolour Exhibition. The coins used are a reference to the carefully made metal frames of traditional lockets. These are all painted without a magnifying lens, using a Sable 4/0 brush.

Lover's Eye miniature

Oil, acylic and epoxy resin on 5 pence coin, steel wire and chain,

18mm diameter

 

Locket Miniature of Ai Wei Wei.
Oil and Acrylic on levelled 2 pence coin.
26mm diameter.
Pencil for size comparison.

Flanders and Swann

Watercolour on parcel paper.

Approx 30mm x 70mm

 

Gordon Brown

Watercolour on cardboard

Approx 25mm x 15mm

 

Oscar Peterson

Oil and acrylic on levelled 1 pence coin

20mm diameter