“If i create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head almost nothing.”
— Marc Chagall
about me
I studied fine art painting (BA hons) at art school, and although these days are a way behind me now, I’ve never shifted far from my primary focus and interest - landscape. My abstract landscape paintings are not necessarily grounded in the reality of a place, but are often imagined, with an occasional, tenuous link to a real place or memory. They are meditative atmospheric spaces, to dream and escape, almost inner landscapes which are emotional responses to memories or my feelings about a place I may have been to, dreamed, or imagined. Half remembered, half forgotten, I’m attempting to draw you in to my abstracted space, to immerse you visually, so you may decide what you see and what that means to you. They aim to stir an emotional response within the viewer. They may remind you of a place you think you may have been but may not fully recall. When you engage with the paintings, you may experience mists or stillness, changing weather, showers, breezes or a moment away from the craziness of our everyday lives.How I paint
When I start painting, I have an idea of a season, a colour palette, a possible shape or form of the land or water. I build up many layers of paint intuitively and freely at first, and include a lot of texture particularly in the landforms. This is the fun part. The painting changes radically both in composition, colour and overall design. Hopefully, eventually, the refining process begins, which is a much slower process of contemplation and consideration as a painting nears completion.
My work
Over the years I have exhibited widely at a variety of different galleries, art fairs and Open Studios. I exhibit yearly at Manchester art Fair in November. Currently you can see my paintings at Cotswold Contemporary in Cirencester, Burford and Marlow. I also exhibit at the Watermill Gallery in Aberfeldy and The Gallery in Maldon, Essex.
I also enjoy selling to my clients privately, and am always happy to bring a selection of paintings to your home to view, so you can see how a piece works in your own space.