About Me
I am a painter of abstracted landscapes living in rural Lincolnshire.
The actual process of making art is what appeals to me. Most of the time my paintings simply evolve as I move the paint around.
I focus on a 'sense of place' which might be an element of nature or even a place in my mind...drawing from personal feelings old and new before or during the painting process. Going beyond reality is my aim and I love to add some mystery in my work.
MY PAINTING JOURNEY...using oils, acrylics and watercolours began in 2002 and I paint most days in my Studio.
I love working with paint and the process of moving it around to make marks gives me enormous pleasure. My canvases are the main supports but I also work with paper. These works become 'friends' and I keep them around me in my home. Some of my paintings might resemble a landscape in an abstract sense but it isn't my desire to copy an actual place.
The painting emerges from making intuitive shapes and one shape can inspire the forming of another. The early stages of a painting are often the most exciting for me...that raw image without overworking or planning. Sometimes I will leave the work to stand as it is.
In other pieces I will aim for rich evocative surfaces made by layers of paint to bring a glow and depth to the painting. They can be excavated in parts with scraping tools to reveal the under painting, then finished with glazes of transparent paint. This work can go on a journey over days, weeks or even years as I will often return to a piece to rework it. The process of destruction is part of making something new and creating a painting journey.
Some of my paintings might be described as 'narrative abstractions'...🎨
For a long time I have found it difficult to answer the question...."oh you paint pictures, what sort?" I don't paint pretty pictures and I am not a realist painter. My paintings do tell a story so narrative would fit and they leave a lot to the viewer's imagination so 'narrative abstractions' will do.
I am a member and recently retired Chair of the Lincolnshire Artists' Society.
My paintings have won awards and I have exhibited in solo and group shows in Lincolnshire.