About

I am a Leamington based painter, working mainly in oils and a regular exhibitor at Warwickshire Open Studios, Leamington Studio Artists (LSA) and Association of Midland Artists (AMA).

Originally I was inspired to paint in a traditional way, gleaning inspiration from the past, honing my drawing skills and use of oils, focussing particularly on still life and portrait painting.

More recently I have been concerned to explore new directions. My work has become more expressive, interpretative and abstract.

Finding my artistic ‘voice’ through landscape painting, gestural marks and capturing the emotion, elements and the forces of weather in my work. I have been influenced, for example, by the work of Scottish painter Joan Eardley and undertaking courses at the St Ives School of Painting and Lewis Noble has encouraged this new direction. The end result being semi abstract and gestural painting which has helped me to use more expressive brushwork and a different colour palette.

My paintings aim to explore a sense of place rather than a direct representation, after all photographs can do that. Using pencil lines, slashes of colour and a fractured pictorial space helps with a sense of wildness and mood hopefully giving the viewer a new perspective.

Winner of the 2024 LSA Open Award.