Meeting Dennis O Neill in Swansea was a great thrill for me. I am a huge fan of the internationally renown tenor. He was performing in Fidelio with the WNO and very kindly sat for me for this portrait. This is in watercolour. He was very kind and charming and the performance was superb. As I sat  in the wings drawing later on I will never forget being surrounded by quite a few of the cast as they had to sing from off stage. I was surrounded by this rousing chorus and the music literally absorbed into me. An unforgettable moment.

The whole cast were extremely kind, supportive and interested.
The Welsh National Opera is indeed one of this country's treasures.

Tis is a quick ink sketch of  Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute by Mozart when the Welsh National Opera were performing in The Grand Theatre. It was an amazing costume covered in black lustrous feathers. It was so heavy she could only wear it for a short while and had to stand on a box to get out of it! She was played by American Laure Meloy widely recognised for playing this particular role.