Born in 1970, Luke is a London-based artist who was educated at Eton before reading English and Modern Languages at Oxford. He studied briefly at The Heatherley School of Fine Art before beginning to paint professionally in the 1990s.

Luke is a versatile painter whose output encompasses portraiture, landscape, still life and illustration, examples of which can be seen in the gallery. He has regular solo exhibitions in the West End of London and a thriving portrait practice. Within the last 18 months he has painted Her Majesty The Queen visiting Eton College and a full-length portrait of the Lord Mayor of London. He exhibits publicly, notably achieving Runner-up in the Garrick/Milne portrait competition in 2003. Most recently, he has travelled to India with Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall as official tour artist. His work is held in many public and private collections, including the Royal Collection.

Over the last few years Luke has also developed a series of designs based on his own children and inspired by the woodcuts of William Nicholson, which celebrate the simple pleasures and enduring themes of childhood. He is still exploring the possibilities for this range of images, but has already collaborated with writer Kate Bingham to produce 'Every Girl's Alphabet', a limited edition book available from Artists Choice Editions, and with Fenella Smith Tableware to launch a series of mugs. http://www.fenellasmith.com/store/lukemartineau/

Luke's next exhibition is at Panter and Hall, 27 Bury Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6AL in May 2012. www.panterandhall.com