A tour de force with 18 people, 5 horses and 2 cannon.

A favourite design taken from a greetings card. The Chinese characters spell "shaun mau" (or something like that) - the Chinese for panda, which literally means "cat-bear". (Either that or his friend Max Roberts has conned him into putting a rude word on his picture!)

This is a three-veneer picture using basswood (white), freijo and a dyed black. It received a 'Highly Commended' in the 1992 National Exhibition.

This is a miniature according to the Marquetry Society's definition. Based on the design by the Moravian artist Alfons Mucha this elegant lady has been brought up to date with a change of hair-style. An example of how dyed veneers can look right if used sympathetically with the subject.

Another miniature made many years ago. Note the ripple effect achieved by starting with a simplified but "true" reflection and then making a series of parallel, horizontal cuts and rejoining the "water" with the pieces slightly out of register.

Details of the ripple technique

Another design from Quentin's favourite artist. As he says, if you have to stare at a picture for several months during its construction it might as well be a beautiful girl!

Another second place - in the Premier Class in 1997.

Yet another miniature, which won the Beginners' Miniature class in 1992. Veneer selection is just as important in miniatures as in large pictures - look at the muddy water spreading out from the man panning for gold.

An old piece which picked up a surprise "highly commended" in the 1999 National Exhibition. The entire box is made from veneers - laminated around a small jar and fastened at the "point" with veneer tape between each layer.

Only his second piece, yet standing up well over time. The circles were cut using the window method, but with a thin metal template fastened with tape on the top surface of the face veneer and left in place until the insert was cut.