Statement


I remember one of the first things my tutor at art school said,”open your eyes, look at the world through painter’s eyes”. I have done that ever since and I try to keep that sense of wonder in my paintings.

Initial inspiration comes from being outside; the weather, sounds, light. The changing moods brought on by the sky fascinate me. I love watching the clouds flit across the mountains or the dark purple grey of a storm looming, with tiny flashes of sun on the hills. Brief moments like these form the spark of an idea. I then work on the paintings in my studio, which allows time to take a hand in the process. It is important to me that a painting has a ”life” of its own and is not just a copy of a picturesque scene. I like to let the paint itself “take over” the picture. That is the great challenge; to let the paint recreate the initial spark that preceded the painting process.

I also make frequent visits to Scotland (mainly the west coast and islands) as it never fails to inspire and excite! The vastness and the sea bring me back again and again. I studied at Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall and then lived in Edinburgh for a couple of years after leaving college. I think I absorbed both Cornish and Scottish influences along the way!

 
Biography


Personal Details

1969 Born Grimsby
1988 – 89 Humberside College of Higher Education
1989 – 92 B A Hons Fine Art, Falmouth School of Art

Solo Exhibitions

2011 Farfield Mill, Sedbergh - 'Landscape Expressions'
2010 Lowes Court Gallery 'Bold and Bright' Aug - Sept
2010 'Mountain Magic' OCG Arts March - May
2009 Brantwood - Severn Studio July – August
2008/07/05/02 Northern Lights Gallery, Keswick
2006 Upfront Gallery, Nr Penrith
2005 Anstey Galleries, Harrogate
2000/03 Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
1997 Green House Gallery, Workington

Group Exhibitions and Events

2011
Cumbrian Open Show, Upfront Gallery

Selected Group Exhibitions 1990-2010

Art in Eden, Studio Tour 2002-2009
Lake Artists Exhibition, Grasmere
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Manchester Art Show (Pinfold Gallery)
Penwith Gallery, St. Ives
Royal Scottish Academy of Arts, Annual Exhibition
Richard Childs Gallery, Oban
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
Louth Contemporary Art Show
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
Pinfold Gallery, Bowness
'Arts Alive' Cumbria Year of the Arts, Keswick
Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth
Cumbrian Open Show, Upfront Gallery
High Ground, Northern Lights, Keswick
Gossipgate Gallery, Alston, 'Hills of the North'
'Fresh Art' Business Design Centre, London
“Five Painters” Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh

Collections

Ernst & Young
Royal Bank of Scotland
Crosby Capital Partners
Various private collections throughout the UK


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