I've been painting people's faces since I could hold a paintbrush. I encountered my first patron when I was about 17 years old. He was a local disco DJ (this was around 1970/71) and commissioned portraits of rock and pop stars painted with fluorescent poster paint. I discovered oils around the same time and since then it has always been my preferred medium.
In 2006 I joined the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society and in 2009 became the Honorary Secretary. The Society is open to anyone with a passion for drawing and holds an annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries (just off Trafalgar Square)
Their next exhibition is at the Menier Gallery near London Bridge in April 2010. My daughter, who appears in many of my paintings, is now an accomplished artist with her own web site. You can see samples of her work by visiting www.genajobbins.co.uk
Portraits by Eric Jobbins www.ericjobbinsportraits.com