Hi I’m Mike Knowles

….or if you have ever seen any of my work EKIM, it became a habit of signing my name like this when the indelible pen came through my lab coat!

I’m a sweet toothed senior, a proud Mancunian (of the red variety!) , I’m a husband, father and obsessed Granddad, a Cockerpoo owner, North Cornwall lover and a keen golfer.

Retirement has finally afforded me some time to create! A passion that has been bubbling undercurrent to my life from my first leaflet designs to the cartoons and paintings of my grandchildren. Now I get time to sit in my studio ( an adapted 1980’s caravan ) listen to podcasts and develop my ideas …. loving it!!!

I hope you enjoy looking through this site, a collection of some of my paintings and you find yourself captivated by some of the special places I have shown.

I do have very limited prints of many of the paintings which are available and I am always happy to discus commissions of place that hold importance for you.