Jubilee fly-past finally takes to skies on Gloriana-ous day

Anyone watching the celebration of The Queen's reign, whether in person or from the comfort of their sofa, will remember that it rained for the entire day. The weather was so bad that a planned fly-past was cancelled.

Gloriana sails under Jubilee Bridge

I’ve decided to step down in size so I can paint quicker

Using some artistic licence, Kenneth chose to paint the royal barge Gloriana passing by The Houses of Parliament, but this time with blue skies.

"This gave me the opportunity to depict the fly-past, of the Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish leading nine Royal Navy helicopters," Kenneth said.

Unlike the three years it took Kenneth to paint his 'Kenni-letto', this painting has taken him three months to complete and this is because the painting is considerably smaller than his previous work.

"I’ve decided to step down in size so I can paint quicker," he said about his 5ft x 4ft recreation.

But don't expect any more pageants or grand Ventian scenes, "I’m a bit sick of doing buildings now so want to do something different," he said.

"I've decided from now on to paint figurative canvases, about half the size of this one, where I can buy ready made frames. Up to now I have had to make my own frames for these large canvases, so it will save a bit of money, and I'll have more time painting instead."

Kenneth has already started on his next painting. He was inspired by a scene in the film Croupier, starring Clive Owen and Alex Kingston, in which a couple are drinking cocktails. "It’s quite glamorous," he said, "very James Bond, in fact I’m thinking of changing the male character to be Daniel Craig."

"I have found that I like painting people in various scenarios, serious or funny, and I often see a scene in a film or video, and think 'that would make a good picture' so that's the way I am going to go."