He has also painted many private commissions and occasionally found time to give art lessons and talks to various societies and colleges. He seldom exhibits because virtually every painting is commissioned, which leaves precious little time for speculative work.
In the 1980’s he painted several postage stamp collections, including the Charles and Diana Royal Wedding, Bermuda’s Miss World edition, The Lake Placid Winter Olympics and Spain’s World Cup Football series.
Geoff has been asked to paint portraits of World Champions, Premier League sportsmen, chairmen and celebrities, and has worked for such companies as Tarmac,
WH Smith and the BBC. . His cartoons are regular feature of The World Snooker Championships, and he has even designed a box for Trivial Pursuit!
When David Vine retired from broadcasting and Peter West before him, it was Geoff who was asked to produce the commemorative oil painting.
Not all of his sitters are well-known, however! His oil paintings of loved ones ensure that the family will have heirlooms that will last for hundreds of years, a thought which gives him immense satisfaction.
The time Geoff spent as an illustrator has made him extremely versatile, and he believes a good artist should be able to tackle virtually any subject with equal success. Over the years he has created artwork for a wide variety of uses, such as greetings cards, fine art prints, advertising and packaging. He is currently working on an animated series of his cartoon character, Malcolm, and has recently followed in his younger brother’s footsteps and begun writing comedy novels! (David Tristram is a professional comedy playwright with more than twenty successful plays under his belt, which are performed worldwide.)
Geoff’s images are available for licensing purposes via his New Hampshire agent, Lance Klass, at Porterfields Fine Art Licensing. [See Licensing section on Home Page]