A decade before his death he converted to Catholicism; he was deeply proud of his Welsh roots and was a passionate Francophile.
‘Pithead Funeral’, a response to the Aberfan disaster that affected him so deeply, stands out amongst his work together with 'Fallen Figure'.
Also the series of miner’s paintings produced following the week he spent sketching underground in a Welsh coal mine.
In sharp contrast are the paintings and drawings produced as a result of the considerable time he spent in the Languedoc region of France.
[3] His pictures have been widely exhibited throughout England and Wales both during his lifetime and also in recent years (see artist's website).