Sebastian Rainsford- Head of the Art Department
From a very young age I loved to draw. Always people. To begin with usually cowboys and indians or kung fu fighters. Evel Knievel was an early favourite.
At school I had an inspirational teacher, Mr East who introduced me to life drawing and painting - something I still love to this day. This led me to focus on portraiture. Sometimes working from life but also from my photographs.
I prefer to work in oils although also like to mix different media. Whilst working at Ricards I have had opportunities to develop my interests in textiles, print making and in photography.