“Whelan’s art rescues the rich treasury of Catholic iconography from the fog of syncretist, solipsistic thinking.” Martin Boland, Dean of Brentwood Cathedral
“wise, witty and affectionate paintings which range from religious iconography to images of his home city of London.” Ian Collins, writer
“The best way I could describe Brian would be to call him the rock & roll painter.” Paul McGuinness of the Popes