Keith’s work ranges through portraiture, figurative and still-life paintings to a major series inspired by visits to the USA. Classic 1950s American cars, roadside neon, billboards and the trappings of street life all featured in a one-man exhibition of paintings ‘Guitars, Cadillacs and other works of Art’ at the Dryden Street Gallery in London’s Covent Garden. Four of these were purchased by the Hard Rock Café in New York.

A recent exhibition – ‘It’s only rock’n’roll, but...’ – showcased his powerful portraits of rock legends Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry and many more, in a wall to wall ‘canvas of sound’. Talking about what inspired the portraits, Keith said: ’Having seen these legendary musicians play live, often up close – Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival, Elvis in Las Vegas, Dylan, the Clash - their images are etched indelibly on my mind. They are such powerful contemporary icons – their music is the soundtrack to our lives...’

As well as being an accomplished painter, Keith is also a photographer and art teacher. He trained at Chesterfield College of Art, Kingston on Thames College of Art (alongside Eric Clapton!), and at Liverpool College of Art. Keith has exhibited widely and has work in numerous private collections. His Bob Dylan photographs, taken over the past four decades, were recently featured in the best-selling book, ‘The Nightingale’s Code – A Poetic Study of Bob Dylan’ by John Gibbens.

In 1982 Keith was elected a member of the prestigious Chelsea Arts Club. He won the Coleford Festival Artist Award in 2002. The judges praised his paintings for ‘their vibrancy, immediacy and energy. They capture the spirit of American rock n’ roll culture with great feeling and accuracy.’