James Kelso

I paint industrial architecture, townscapes, landscapes, portraits and still life. Many pictures are based on London buildings, some of which - most of which come to think of it - have since been demolished, though not as a direct result of depiction. My interest in industrial architecture stems from the fact that I used to paint outdoors, in front of the scene itself. One of the few places you could do this without being disturbed was on derelict industrial wasteland - brown field sites as they're now called. If you paint in public places passers-by constantly interrupt. They look over your shoulder at what you're doing and say things like: 'My Nigel draws....'

Sloane School, Chelsea. I've exhibited in galleries throughout Britain and also in America. I've regularly submitted and irregularly shown at The Royal Academy, as well as other London venues including The Royal Festival Hall and The London Stock Exchange. My paintings are in private collections in Britain, America, Australia and Sweden and prints have been sold worldwide.