Alex Deveney

“I’m Alex Deveney, 51 years old and married to Alison, with whom I have two sons.  I worked as a bench-hand joiner for thirty years until 2016. I took time out to recover from illness and now have a day job and draw in the evenings and on my days off.  I draw mostly portraits, and mostly of people, although I do receive lots of commissions for pet dogs and cats. I also draw views and various pieces for The Pirate and Bluebelle in Gourock, which I’m glad to say people seem to like. I have no formal training, I just started drawing for pleasure about three years ago and, through word of mouth, I started to receive commission requests which keep me constantly busy to this day.

I very much enjoyed taking part in the Inverclyde Open Studios project, and was delighted and humbled to be included in the company of the eight artists involved.”

Check out more here:www.handdrawnbyalex.co.uk

This film is part of the Inverclyde Open Studios series, exploring the lives and work of some of Inverclyde’s great artists. The series was filmed and edited by Tall Tale Films. Coordination and captioning by Jenny McVicar. It was programmed by CVS Inverclyde in partnership with Inverclyde Council and funded by Creative Scotland’s Create:Networks.