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Today in the studio, a bit on the cold side…no central heating. I’ve also been given some sand from a middle-eastern dessert. Not decided what I’m going to use it for yet. Presumably something rich in meaning and conceptual etc.

There’s something really powerful about being impulsive or spontaneous. My practice seems to rely on impulsivity, rarely is a recent work pre-planned. There’s something interesting about pulling whatever material seems to be in front of me, like a take away […]

Still painting; it has something to do with the time of year, when there is colour about. Painting makes me anxious; I feel overwhelmed at times by the theory and discourse around painting; is it ok to paint? what does […]

Last Friday’s preview was a mix of great company alongside a compelling display of ‘New Generation Landscape Art’ allowing viewers to explore the complexities of interpreting landscape and the world we live in. My new solo show ‘A Question of […]

Oil Pastel, Pencil, Felt Tip, Emulsion, Oil and Watercolour on Canvas 59 x 90 x 4.5 March 2015   There is almost always a painting once considered finished underneath my works. They have been painted over. Sometimes completely, sometimes enough […]

As I may have said before, now and again I feel drawn towards painting and for a long time I have wanted to work with wax – I remember making a wax house during my BA which is a long […]

I make paintings that reference pictorial qualities associated with landscapes and sometimes portraits, but with no conscious intension to do so. They all seem like simplified versions of something else, or partially covered versions. I’m interested in surface tension, build […]

As the technologies grow within our culture the more they appear within our social participations. The use of lighting effects in entertainment arenas is commonplace and goes perhaps unnoticed as to the amount used to heighten the effects of the […]

Affected by migraine since childhood. I recently found that I could control the pain I was experiencing by using acupuncture. Sometimes if you go to visit somewhere they have a map of attractions. You press a button on the display […]

Charcoal, Emulsion and Watercolour on Canvas 59 x 90 x 4.5 March 2015   The title refers to a variety of meanings. In one sense it refers to the notion of covering up, hiding or closing something. I also like […]