Hello!
Nice to see you here
This is where you can get to know more about why I love to paint the dramatic coastline of Devon and Dorset!
I studied Graphic Design at Salisbury College of Art in the 1980’s and began
painting murals, wooden vessels and painting and selling shoes which were rich, colourful and inspiring years working across the world doing craft stalls and markets
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I have always felt moved to paint and my style has evolved over the years in response to my environment and the methods I’m using at the time.
I find inspiration everywhere, from the fields outside my studio to walks across Stonebarrow, Uplyme, Golden Cap and beyond. I love to travel and absorb a new landscape. My palette reflects the seasons and and the effects of the weather on the landscape.
I believe it’s important for an artist to keep exploring, keep challenging themselves and not staying in their comfort zone for too long.
With a few risks along the way, progress and sparks can happen.
I teach landscape painting classes and workshops at my studio nearby and love to help people become more creative.
Inspiration and method in 2025/26
I am currently undertaking an online course with David Mankin, a renowned Cornish artist whose expressive and dynamic work is an inspiration. I have long wished to be more free in my work, to paint larger abstract paintings and this is an attempt to fulfill this desire.
I like to drift between paintings using collage and paint. There are times that collage can express what I am trying to evoke and other times, pure paint is what is called for. Why not both?
Playing around with printed and painted collage papers allows me to use more spontaneous marks and curate the pieces into a dynamic new composition.
Collage is like a jigsaw puzzle. Trying to find the right pieces to convey what I am trying to express
I use ABACA tissue paper which is incredibly fine paper, almost tissue in weight but very strong and this takes acrylic paint very well and is structurally intact. I use a painterly method to cover large sheets of this and let them dry and they then become ‘collage fodder’ always available to use.
If you would like to find out more about this process, just ask!
“I enjoy walking the rolling hills and footpaths and always have my eyes open to possible ‘snapshots’ of colour, form, line and the feeling of capturing something unique.
I save these either in my camera or my mind and they reappear at some point along the way - maybe this week or next: I love to see them become something unique.”
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