About Me
Ever since I can remember I have made Art. My Dad was an Artist and Graphic Designer who, together with gifted teachers, encouraged me to make art and to develop an individual view of the world; to develop originality, make work that is entirely my own. The majority of my work originates from the Natural Environment; I only wish that my drawings could be as big as the open air. And, of course, without my wife, Dorothy’s support, all this would have been very difficult to achieve.
Embers...
Me and my family lived in Australia during 1995, where I did a teacher exchange at a school north of Brisbane where I taught Art.
The Embers series of images arose out of seeing, hearing and smelling bushfires lit by the indigenous peoples of the Northern Territories in Australia, in bushland off the Kakadu Highway: Jabiru National Park.
The fires cleansed the land of debris, dead leaves, fallen branches and tree bark, creating space and time for new growth and revitalisation. The gentle breezes developed patterns and forms and spirals in the smoke; the ash left behind being a carbon copy of its previous state (in my dreams).
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Education:
Loughborough College of Art and Design, where I studied Fine Art (Sculpture and Printmaking); September 1976 to July 1979 1st Honours.
Leicester Polytechnic School of Education and Research, Post Graduate Certificate in Education – September 1982 to July 1983.
Employment History:
September 1983 to 2006 – Teacher of Art, Art History and Photography to GCSE, Advanced and Degree Level.
February 2006 to present – Full time Artist
Exhibitions
| 2020 |
- Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing prize - venues in Trowbridge, Dundee, London and Bournemoth |
| 2019 |
- Commission to Clients in USA, Hong Kong and London - London Art Fair, Design Centre, Drawings |
| 2018 |
- “Current Art” Chateau de Paraza, Herault, France, Drawings - London Art Fair, Design Centre, Drawings |
| 2017 |
- Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh Arts Festival, Drawings - ARTZU Gallery, Manchester, Drawings; - Gallery Different, London, “Taking in the View” |
| 2016 |
- Camden Image Gallery, Drawings - Arthouse1, Bermondsey, London, Group Exhibition “GRIT” |
| 2015 |
- Private sales to collectors in USA and Hong Kong - Private sales to collectors in Greece and Switzerland - L`Ancienne Forge, Siran, France, Drawings |
| 2014 | - Le Coin d’Art. Olonzac, France, Drawings |
| 2013 |
- London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington, London, Drawings - Works on Paper, Science Museum, London, Drawings |
| 2012 |
- London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, Islington, London: Drawings - Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London - Drawings - Olympics Exhibition, The Avenue, London |
| 2011 | - Drawings commissioned for Corinthia Hotel. |
| 2010 | - Work commissioned by Private Collector in France |
| 2009 | - Millfield Summer Exhibition - Drawings |
| 2008 |
- Somerset Art Weeks - Whitestaunton Manor, Collection of Stuart Moore - Millfield Summer Exhibition, Drawings |
| 2007 |
- The Gallery at Hooked on Books, Chard, Drawings - The Depot, Leicester, Drawings - Millfield Summer Exhibition, Sculpture - Town Mill Gallery, Lyme Regis, Drawings |
| 2006 |
- Honiton Arts, Honiton, Devon, Sculpture - Millfield Summer Exhibition, Street, Drawings |
| 2005 | - Millfield Summer Exhibition, Street, Drawings |
| 2004 | - The Gallery at Hooked on Books, Chard Art, Drawings |
| 2003 | - The Meeting House Gallery, Ilminster, Drawings - Millfield Summer Exhibition, Street, Drawings |
| 2002 | - Town Mill Gallery, Lyme Regis, Drawings |
| 2001 | - The Meeting House Gallery, Ilminster, Drawings |
| 1999 | - Taunton Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre, Drawings |
| 1998 | - Millfield Summer Exhibition, Street, Drawings |
| 1996 | - “Sightlines” Honiton Festival, Honiton, Drawings |