I currently live in Barton-under-Needwood and paint from my studio at ‘Ridware Arts’, Hamstall Ridware. In 1985 I received a first class honours degree in Fine Art from De Montfort University. I exhibit regularly at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and in galleries throughout the country. I have also exhibited at the Mall Galleries, London; the European Parliament, Strasbourg; and in Lichfield Cathedral during the Lichfield International Arts Festival. I take part in Staffordshire Open Studios annually. My paintings are in many private collections throughout the UK; and in Japan, Germany, New Zealand and Finland.

I teach Drawing and Watercolour, both daytime and evening classes, from my painting studios at ‘Ridware Arts’. In a friendly and relaxed environment I teach artists of all abilities.

Personal Statement:

“I have always regarded drawing as the seminal process from which all art forms grow. Drawing as mark making is an intrinsic part of being human; everybody does it but developing a language of drawing and painting that can express feelings and emotional responses is one of my aims. My paintings are concerned with landscape, both in broad expanse and in close up detail and express both the dramatic and subtle ways in which light transforms a subject. A recurring theme in my work is the depiction of water, as it provides a consistent challenge. In the seascapes I try to portray the feelings of being exposed to the power of the elements. Moving water and things moving within water provide a much more complex variety of visual responses. In contrast to this, painting still water introduces a different set of challenges where objects float or are suspended within degrees of transparency and where depth could be unfathomable”.