I was born and brought up in the Black Country, in the West Midlands of England, and the industrial landscape of that region shaped my early work. But in 1997 I moved north to Shetland – about as far from my early home, geographically and culturally, as it is possible to get in the British Isles. This change of landscape inevitably brought with it a change in the subject matter and themes of my art.
Over the years I've worked in a very wide range of media, from charcoals, etchings and woodcuts to oils, watercolours and, most recently, digital painting techniques. You can find examples of all of these on this website. Looking back, I see that my methods have remained fairly constant. I work almost entirely by instinct and emotion, letting imagery and narrative evolve as I wrestle with the formal elements of composition and the often-desperate search for visual truth.
You can find my full artist statement below, as well as more information about my techniques and influences.
Over the years I've worked in a very wide range of media, from charcoals, etchings and woodcuts to oils, watercolours and, most recently, digital painting techniques. You can find examples of all of these on this website. Looking back, I see that my methods have remained fairly constant. I work almost entirely by instinct and emotion, letting imagery and narrative evolve as I wrestle with the formal elements of composition and the often-desperate search for visual truth.
You can find my full artist statement below, as well as more information about my techniques and influences.
In 2013, I delivered a lecture in the Mareel arts centre in Lerwick, Shetland, about the development of my work, its central themes, symbolism and influences. You can watch a video of the lecture in three parts below. Click on the expand button to watch them full screen.
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