Exhibitions

To be confirmed - In August my work will be shown alongside Brenda Jones in a joint show of our works in Baskerville House, which is a new exhibition space in central Birmingham.

The show will run from 12th August 2008 for three months.

My work is currently on show at Wembley Point, West London from December 13th until March 13th. This has been organised by TargetFollow.

About me

I am a painter and art teacher based in Colchester. My abstract paintings emerge from a constant engagement with the materials I have at hand. The painting process is like a ritual that is very gradually transformed over time and reflects the pressures of my everyday existence.

My inspiration comes from twisting and undulating forms and these abstract paintings are often large scale. The work is concerned with colour and surface and I have sought to find many ways of disrupting the surface. Using chickenwire as a mask to paint through created a series of spotty, textured paintings that allowed me to give birth to whole new set of shapes and forms.

Lately my painting have been concerned with deep colour as I have started to experiment and use glazes over the top of different surfaces - the process is akin to cooking - letting things stew and mix together before adding glazes - stirring and rotating the canvas. Recently I have been influenced by the shapes and folds found in oyster shells collected from the Mersea shore.