The Story Behind the Brush

I have been painting professionally for over 40 years. My work hangs in homes across the world from the UK to Australia, the USA and New Zealand. 

My subjects range from landscapes and portraits to still-life, figure compositions, ceramics and sculpture..

I graduated from the University of Reading with a BA honours degree in Fine Art in 1985. I then moved to East Anglia where I lived and worked as a teacher and moderator. I have lived in Lincolnshire since 2018. 

I retired from teaching Art and Art History to concentrate on my painting and ceramics. I have also spent time in the past examining and moderating Art and Art History for two examination boards. I spent three years as Principal Moderator for A level Art and Design for Edexcel. 

Most of my work is painted on canvas or canvas board in oils or acrylics, although some of my smaller work, for example my landscape work from the Yorkshire Dales or the Lake District, is carried out in watercolour on watercolour paper. Occasionally pen and wash is used. My ceramic work is mainly earthenware and based on natural forms.

 My two dimensional work is largely figurative although I do lean towards semi-abstraction at times. My passion is for the depiction of light and shade in an image and a sensitive and expressive use of paint.

Much of my work is painted to commission. The size of the work varies from notebook size for my watercolour studies up to the largest commission I painted many years ago for Ipswich Town Hall which was over 15 feet across. 

For commissions I specialise in portrait work, including animal studies, and also landscapes but I will consider any reasonable subject.