" What is important about a painting is not what you see but what you feel.

A great portrait should be much more than a likeness, it must tell you about the character of the person and the empathy you have for them. In the extreme, it might even give you an insight you hadn't even appreciated about the subject and, of course, a painting should give you pleasure every time you look at it.

As the proud holders of seven pictures of our three children, their grandfather and multiple dogs, we would like to thank Carole for all the pleasure she has given us.”

Anne and Ian Rushbrook 2007