
1988-89 Falmouth School of Art Foundation in Fine Art
1990-93 West Sussex University St Luke’s College Art & Related Arts BA Hons
1993-94 Exeter University PGCE
1995/96 Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro One Year Showcase
1996 Falmouth Arts Centre Three Spires Festival
1996 Worthing Art Gallery/Museum
1996-2001 L’Artichaut, Chichester (including one man Show)
2002/3 Battersea Art Fair
2003-2010. Affordable Art Fair, London
2006 London Art Fair
2009-14. Victor Felix Gallery, London
2011-14 Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath
2013 Victor Felix Gallery, London 1 Man show
2014 Hampshire Open Studios
2 Person Show at Ashcroft Art Centre
2015 Hampshire Open Studios
2019 Hampshire Open Studios
2019 Yellow Edge Gallery, Gosport,
2 Person Show
2020 Yellow Edge Gallery Gosport
I have been painting for over 30 years and I feel that now, after all these years, I am finally getting the hang of it. I am a figure and landscape painter working in oils and acrylics. I my work has been exhibited in London and various galleries on the South Coast; I have on occasion exhibited in San Francisco and New York.
For me, drawing and painting are ways of communication and connection with places and people. They are also permanent explorations, finding new ways of looking deeper and interpreting the world. My paintings are often enquiries into the reality of the world that surrounds me and also of my place and role in this microcosm. Techniques are crucial as are the main elements of Art; form, content, mood & texture, exploiting the fascinating and infinite possibilities / physicality of paint.
Teaching art comes as a natural extension of my work as a painter. I have been teaching adults how to draw and paint from beginners to more experienced artists for over 20 years. I enjoy communicating my extensive studio experiences to enthusiastic students and I get a lot of satisfaction from watching people improve and grow in confidence. My goal is to help my students find themselves as artists. I teach skills and techniques, but aim for these to be tools in exploring and discovering what is intrinsic and personal to each person. I also learn a lot when watching other people’s paintings and painting style develop. It’s an alchemy that gives me satisfaction and simultaneously stimulates and inspires me in my own work.
