Arthur Wharton


Arthur Wharton (1865 – 1930) The World’s first Black Professional Footballer – and also the world’s first 100 Yard record holder (10 seconds in 1886). Arthur Wharton, the son of the Rev. Henry Wharton, a Wesleyan Methodist missionary from the West Indies, was born in Accra, Ghana on 28th October, 1865. Arthur was brought to…… Continue reading Arthur Wharton

Life size


We did it! The Life Size project is under way. About 100 children from Drayton Park School and myself painted a three metre tall giraffe in one school day. It was tight and I wish there had been more time, but it went smoothly. Life Size is all about showing children size and scale in real…… Continue reading Life size