I aim to follow a long tradition of landscape painting in Britain. I seek the intimacy of the everyday. Places that only reveal themselves after wandering or closer scrutiny. These places are often hidden away or overlooked by the wider landscape. The sublime is often in the detail. A view, a place beyond reach, often imagined, sometimes forbidden.

Regarding painting practice: I work primarily with oil on board and the brush mark is everything. It either makes a statement or not. There is no compromise or adjustment. The idea is to create a sense of Sprezzatura.
“Studied carelessness. An easy facility in accomplishing difficult actions which hides the conscious effort that went into them.”
The subject is modelled through brush mark and use of colour. For me, painting is never a simple imitation of reality, neither is it illustration. Paint is the subject.

I’m influenced by many painters, and take inspiration from writers and poets - I also studied Environmental Conservation so I have a deep love and interest in the natural landscape and natural history.

I graduated from Margaret St. Birmingham with a first class BA Hons degree in fine art painting.
I have exhibited in the North West of England and the Midlands, with work in private collections.

I have worked predominately in the decorative arts as a mural artist and designer, working on a wide variety of commercial and domestic projects since 1986. I currently live in rural Herefordshire.