TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
In 1986, Timothy graduated from Reigate School of Art and Design (East Surrey College) with a Higher Surrey Diploma in Art and Design (First Class) in Calligraphy, Heraldry and Illumination. He then undertook the advanced training scheme of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators (www.calligraphyonline.org) and studied for some years with the well-known calligrapher Gaynor Goffe. He was elected Fellow of the SSI in 1993 and of the Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society (www.clas.co.uk) in 2001. He graduated from Birkbeck College, University of London, with a First Class Honours Degree in History of Art in 1997 and an MA in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, specialising in the art of Fifteenth century Flanders, in 2002.

COMMISSIONS
Most of Tim's work is carried out using traditional techniques and materials such as fine quality paints and real gold leaf and powder on calfskin vellum or handmade paper.

As a Herald Painter (heraldic artist) at the College of Arms, where he has been working since 1986, Tim undertakes heraldic commissions for important individuals including The Queen, major corporations and institutions such as City Livery Companies and the Law Society. In 2001 he painted ceiling panels for the Tudor ceiling of the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace. Tim has also designed coins and medals for the Royal Mint, including the Gold Sovereign and medal issued for The Queen’s Golden Jubilee. For specifically heraldic commissions only, please contact Tim via the Herald in waiting at the College of Arms. Please see their website, where some of his work is often illustrated, for details: www.college-of-arms.gov.uk.

Other recent commissions have included presentation scrolls for the City of Bath, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Sir Paul Getty, a calligraphic panel and award plaques for Brunel University and an alphabet of illuminated letters for The Usborne Book of Castles (Usborne Publishing, 2002).

Timothy also welcomes commissions for:
- Invitations, wedding stationery and decorative maps.
- Presentation scrolls and certificates.
- Illuminated initials on vellum with gold leaf and colours, suitable for christenings, weddings, anniversaries and other special occasions.
- A range of miniatures including cats and other animals, portraits and flowers.

Please see the gallery for examples of Tim's work.

PUBLICATIONS
The Art of Illuminated Letters 1994, (co-authored with Patricia Seligman) published by Headline (republished as The Illuminated Alphabet by Apple Press in 2000)
Mastering Calligraphy, !997, published by Simon and Schuster
Heraldic illustrations in The British Library Companion to Calligraphy, Illumination and Heraldry, by Patricia Lovett 2001, published by The British Library.
Numerous illustrations and articles published in heraldry and calligraphy books and journals.

EXHIBITIONS

LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
Tim is available to give illustrated talks about his work. He has recently lectured at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of a course on illuminated manuscripts and has talked to NADFAS groups, heraldry, family history and calligraphy societies.

He also teaches practical one day workshops and short courses in calligraphy, heraldry and illumination, regularly at Brunel University and to regional groups and societies.

Please contact Tim for details.