His paintings of aircraft led him to join the Guild of Aviation Artists. In his first year he won the Arthur Gibson Memorial Trophy for best painting by an artist exhibiting for the first time at the Guilds annual show in the Mall Galleries. He since became a Full member (GAvA) and continued to successfully show at the Guilds Annual exhibitions. Although his main interest was World War One aircraft he wasn't restricted to that one time period and was happy to paint other periods when he was taken by a particular subject or event.