Despite completing a foundation course at Chelsea School of Arts, Tony considers himself to be largely self taught. He has exhibited with the RSMA, ROI, RBA and is a regular exhibitor in the Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibitions. His painting Fishing Floats-Staithes, won the Winsor & Newton Prize for Best Oil Painting in the RSMA exhibition in 2014. "I enjoy painting wildlife subjects," says Tony, who specialises in birds, particularly seabirds. "I love the way gulls so obviously have great fun just flying around." He paints with oils on board, having first drawn the image in great detail. The board is then primed with a transparent medium to hold the paint. Tony likes painting light and dark, strong colours and reflections.