Dramatic light and texture conjure up the feeling of real, remembered and imagined places
The art we choose to live with can connect with us on a deeply personal level and this often comes from the less 'recognisable' features of a painting - a particular colour combination, light effect or gesture that seems to ring true.
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I am increasingly intrigued by the connections between Nature and emotional experience -
little glimmers of light and ambiguous shadows
seem to give form to a state of mind.
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It is the feeling of being there that I aim for in my paintings.
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'There' can be an actual location or a more spiritual one - or both at the same time.
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I work mainly in oils and enjoy exploring a variety ways to use it - with cold wax, for example.
I sometimes work on top of mixed media and acrylic layers with oil paint in a process of adding and subtracting to build rich textures in the surface of the paint.
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This process often takes me in more abstract directions.
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Working outside in the landscape helps me to record my responses to something while it is fresh and compelling. I then develop and refine the work in the studio, often as a series, because there's always too much to explore in just one painting.
Even with commissioned pieces I tend to work on more than one version at a time to explore different approaches.
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I'm based in South Wales, UK and spend part of the year in my studio in France.
I exhibit regularly in both solo and group shows and Art Fairs both locally and further afield.
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