The Virtual Sorrento team proudly thanks both Tony Porter & Bryan Baldwin in their tireless dedication and professionalism in making Virtual Sorrento what it is today. Their expertise, one as a professional writer and the other as a Visual design expert come with the highest recommendations from the team at Virtual Sorrento.

BRYAN BALDWIN
Illustration & Logo Design

In 2007 Bryan ‘took the plunge’ and started his artistic pursuits full time. The same year he won The Flinders Art Show with his portrayal of the ‘The Bird Netters’ on Flinders Beach. He opened ‘Backorye - St Andrews Beach Art Studio/Gallery’ in April 2008.

Bryan is well known for his beautiful Mornington Peninsula seascapes, showing his love of the many beautiful beach scenes and their ever changing moods. He enjoys working in many mediums, oil, acrylic, pencil, pastel and sculpting. Past work has included Murals, Theatrical Set Design, Illustrations and Corporate Imaging.

Bryan’s vision for the Mornington Peninsula is as a hub of fine art in Victoria. He is a foundation member of The Peninsula Studio Trail and will be holding themed exhibitions during the year.

At the age of 14 Bryan was fortunate enough to travel the Australian Outback with his family. The vivid colours of the sunsets inspired Bryan to portray that feeling in a painting. He has since endeavoured to capture, emotion and mood within his artwork. Bryan studied at Prahran College and graduated with a Diploma of Industrial Design in Art and Design.

He has worked variously as an Industrial Designer and Design Draftsman in a number of different companies.

TONY PORTER
Website Writer & Editor

In forty years in the Australian media industry, Tony Porter has worked as a writer, media consultant and producer/director since the early 1980s, with a varied career in stage and television going back further, to the late 60s.

Tony has written, produced and directed TV & radio programs in fields as diverse as radio news & talkback, TV news & current affairs, children’s TV, magazine & lifestyle shows, and much more. He has also written on a freelance basis for a number of websites and ‘ghosted’ several books and publications.

Recent highlights include the production (since 1998) of an annual one-hour documentary for Melbourne’s Good Friday Appeal, work as a producer on the Seven Network’s Athens Olympics, writer of the Nine Network’s weekly ‘Your Business Success’, and a series of documentaries for HSV-7 and international clients.

Tony has also established himself as a media and performance trainer, offering programs for company spokespersons in the art of handling the media, and running workshops, TAFE courses and one-on-one training for actors and would-be television presenters.

Contact Tony