 STATEMENT
In my landscape painting I am influenced by the northern European tradition, from Caspar David Friedrich through to Rothko; my use of paint is expressionistic, reflecting my mood at the time of painting.
The interplay of light and colour is a constant theme in my work and I am increasingly focussing on landscapes seen through a frame of darkness. The movement of lines and marks is important. This is a result of my preoccupation with scenes and things seen fleetingly: glimpses which capture the essence of landscape.
In my still-life painting, influences include Matisse and Braque. I find that representation is always moving towards, and hovers on the brink of, abstraction. Strong, vibrant colours predominate and occasionally landscapes I have seen are recalled in the background.
I am interested in light and colour seen as if through a window. I very often want to try and achieve the feeling of a landscape that is seen in the far distance and somehow always looks magical as if you can never actually get there. |
INFO
Studied at Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College
B.A. Fine Art.
Awarded the Italian Prize for painting and the Pemberton Drawing Prize
Now working mainly with acrylic on canvas
WORK SHOWN AT
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Currently Exhibiting at: Gallery63a, Kingston
Stroud Hall Gallery: a single-artist exhibition sponsored by Peter Joseph
Gallery 54, Shepherd Market, London
Institute of Education
Endymion Project, Dulwich Picture Gallery
McNeill Gallery, Hertfordshire
Mackenzie Gallery, Teddington
Many paintings and drawings in private collections
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