Art of a different sort today. Photographic images are not allowed in British courts. So court artist are employed to sketch the main players.

What fascinated me in this image is the accuracy in the background of the picture. A point only relevent when the court started to empty.

Russell Brand’s father at his shoulder, separated only by the glass box, holding the once glittery and succesful celebrity during a four week trial.

Clearly still a proud dad.

There is a lot of pride about in the media today. The British justice system came to a largely popular decision and one sexual predator is off the streets.

Is behaviour of this sort Nature or Nurture?

If this simple court sketch were an epic large scale oil painting. It could have a really ambiguous title.

The Proud Father. From a sketch by Elizabeth Scott, as an 18th century painting.

Madness that a guilty verdict is so celebrated in the 21st Century. Just one sexual predator off the streets. There are so many more out there.

Art. It makes you think.

This image was taken by me a few years ago. I was a juror at nearby Southwark Crown Court. The scene of yesterday’s verdict.Three weeks of being a juror on several Sexual Offence cases. Not a joyful or particularly rewarding experience.