After graduating with a degree in geography from Oxford University, former Richian Michael Clapton has been working on his artistic career. During his time at Rich’s Mike excelled academically and artistically, being awarded several prizes for his achievements in both fields. Mike produces art which predominantly revolves around portraiture in graphite and charcoal, but his work also extends to sketches and paintings.

Examples of his fantastically versatile and impressive work can be found by following the link to his website http://mikeclapton.daportfolio.com/