hɪz ɹˈuːts ɑːɹ ɪn fˈɪɡjɚɹətˌɪv pˈeɪntɪŋ, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː hɐz wˈʌn ðə kˈæɹoʊl mˈɛdəl fɔːɹ pˈoːɹtɹɪtʃɚ fɹʌmðə jˌuːkˈeɪz ɹˈɔɪəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv pˈoːɹtɹɪt pˈeɪntɚz, ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈeɪntɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹdz fɹʌmðə nˈæʃənəl pˈoːɹtɹɪt ɡˈælɚɹi.
His roots are in figurative painting, for which he has won the Carroll Medal for Portraiture from the UK's Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and other painting awards from the National Portrait Gallery.