About
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I am a contemporary landscape painter living and practicing near Stroud in South West England. Landscape painting helps me reflect on my emotional relationship with nature. From the beauty of sublime landscapes and serenity found within the natural environment to the anxiety felt about the impact of the climate crisis these responses are all present in my work.
I use plein air sketches, small gouache paintings and altered photography to inform my work back in the studio where my practice is focused on distilling my experience. My influences are minimalism and colour field painting. I love the alchemy of oil painting. A central ethos to my work is the holistic view that we are interconnected and interdependent with the living presence of nature.
My sea and skyscapes which are moving ever closer to abstraction, subtlety evoke a meditative sense of serenity and calm. In contrast, landscape work often uses heightened colour to convey the emotive impact of natural places. My aim is to re-enchant landscape and invite the viewer to step inside a liminal space.
Biography
I graduated in 2004 from Bradford Art College with a Fine Art degree (BA first class hons).
At college I won second prize in the Last Cawthra Feather undergraduate art competition.
I am also a graduate of the Newlyn School of Art Mentoring Programme. I was a finalist in the Creates Gallery competition in 2021. I am represented by The Sanctuary Gallery, Newnham on Severn.
Current Exhibition
Celtic Memories Sanctuary Gallery. 1 Feb - 7 Mar 25
Upcoming Exhibition
On the Green Edge The Settings Gallery Three Storeys Nailsworth. 22nd to 27th April