“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. I feel very connected with the earth beneath my feet, but my work provides an escape into a space which is sometimes beautiful, tranquil and calm, and latterly sometimes turbulent. They are not necessarily grounded in the reality of a place, but are often imagined landscapes, with an occasional tenuous link to a real place or memory. 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. You may feel mists or stillness, changing weather, showers, breezes. There is often water, and always light.
How I paint
When I started 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. 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. Although in the past my painting have tended to be calm and quiet in nature, I am bringing in a lot more texture to the works, with a bigger variety of marks, which I feel brings more movement and excitement to recent paintings.
My work
Over the years I have exhibited widely at a variety of different galleries, art fairs and Open Studios. Currently you can see my paintings at Cotswold Contemporary in Cirencester and Burford. I 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.