My unique selling point is that I only ever use eight solid colours in my paintings although I often pick out small interesting details in primary colours. I can produce near photo-real paintings by using this very small palette and it never ceases to amaze me that this sort of result can be achieved with so few colours! I believe the way I create my paintings is unique to me as I am not aware of anyone else using the same type of process.

As I paint from photographic images my subject matter is limitless but most of my inspiration is drawn from street life and my great love of architecture and social history and the contrast between old and new buildings in cities like Birmingham, London and New York.....and the people who live and work in them, all of which I try to include in my cityscape paintings."

I am one of the fastest selling artists in the Artlounge in the Mailbox, Birmingham City Centre where my New York cityscapes are much in demand. I also sell Birmingham city scene paintings through the Temple Gallery in the Great Western Arcade in Birmingham city centre and have recently had images of my paintings published in the Times magazine supplement.

I paint with acrylics carrying images around the sides of the deep stretched canvas frames and finish with four layers of protective varnish.

sue rowe