I have continued to paint since graduating from Exeter
College of Art in 1989, and have exhibited regularly in Bristol, Devon, Kent,
and London.
My work is primarily concerned with the study of light,
and its relationship to landscape and seascape. I am fascinated by the way it
invokes different moods, and memories.
Rather than predetermining the composition I like to work
intuitively, for example, allowing interesting moments from a walk to inform the
painting. Working in this way is dependant on regular drawing practice and the
discipline to change direction when inspiration calls for it, hopefully allowing
a stronger idea to be realised.
I have recently moved back to Kent (Whitstable) and have
taken the opportunity to concentrate on seascapes.
The coast here provides an infinite variety of light
effects with minimal formal elements. However the tidal margin between land and
sea provides features and reflections and a persistant metaphor in its’ ebb
and flow.