Whirling Dervish oil portrait STHOrange Manuele d'Aquino and Jonathan Last

Manuele d'Aquino and Jonathan Last perform their acrobatics on London's South Bank

In another iteration

which I have sought to capture here through colour

Period stage clothes add to the nostalgic feel of this oil on canvas portrait

Frame: 43 x 53 x 3cm (16

Whirling Dervish oil portrait STHOrange Manuele d'Aquino and Jonathan LastI painted this portrait of a whirling dervish performing in the central square of Sharm el Sheikh with the heady backdrop of music from traditional instruments and incense. I was one of 100 artists from Europe and the Middle East invited to take part in Egypts first art biennale held in the city in 2013. It was an amazing time, meeting and working shoulder to shoulder with so many artists in different styles and media and with such different cultural