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I am fascinated by the human form, in all its complexities, strengths, eccentricities and weaknesses. While I enjoy distorting the form through a play of light and the environment, I do not wander too far from the visual truth.
Solid technique unpins all my work and therefore I look to American figurative artists as a source of inspiration such as Richard Schmidt, David Shevlino and of course the master of portraiture, John Singer Sargent. As with these incredible painters, loose brushwork and energy is an integral part of my work.
Exhibitions:
June 2016 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
August 2016 Cookham Art Club Annual Exhibitions
September 2016 Cookham and Maidenhead Art Trail Open Studios
October 2016 Wooburn Green Art Festival Exhibition
Oct/Nov 2016 “The Human Form” Solo exhibition, 124 Studios,Maidenhead
December 2016 Royal Society Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
February 2015 100 Paintings in 100 Days Cubed, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
June 2015 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
September 2015 Cookham and Maidenhead Art Trail Open Studios
October 2015 Wooburn Green Art Festival Exhibition
December 2015 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
December 2015 Royal Society Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
December 2014 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
November 2014 Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
June 2014 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
May 2014 Reading Contemporary Art Fair
February 2014 100 Paintings in 100 Days Solo Exhibition, Maidenhead
January 2014 Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Artist of the Year, Mall Galleries, London
August 2013 South Hill Park Summer Open, Bracknell
July 2013 124 Studios Pop-up Exhibition, Maidenhead
June 2013 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
May 2013 'Uber Grenzen', Bonn, Germany
April 2013 Maidenhead Painting Club Spring Exhibition, Norden Farm Arts Centre
January 2013 'We Made This' Norden Farm Arts Centre
Education:
2011 Access to Art and Design, Amersham and Wycombe College
2005 2:1 hons BSc Biomedical Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Prizes:
2014 Runner up; Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Artist of the Year, London
2013 First Place; En Plein Air Painting Competition, Windsor
2011 Adlington Award; Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead
Solid technique unpins all my work and therefore I look to American figurative artists as a source of inspiration such as Richard Schmidt, David Shevlino and of course the master of portraiture, John Singer Sargent. As with these incredible painters, loose brushwork and energy is an integral part of my work.
Exhibitions:
June 2016 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
August 2016 Cookham Art Club Annual Exhibitions
September 2016 Cookham and Maidenhead Art Trail Open Studios
October 2016 Wooburn Green Art Festival Exhibition
Oct/Nov 2016 “The Human Form” Solo exhibition, 124 Studios,Maidenhead
December 2016 Royal Society Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
February 2015 100 Paintings in 100 Days Cubed, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
June 2015 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
September 2015 Cookham and Maidenhead Art Trail Open Studios
October 2015 Wooburn Green Art Festival Exhibition
December 2015 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
December 2015 Royal Society Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
December 2014 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
November 2014 Windsor Contemporary Art Fair
June 2014 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
May 2014 Reading Contemporary Art Fair
February 2014 100 Paintings in 100 Days Solo Exhibition, Maidenhead
January 2014 Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Artist of the Year, Mall Galleries, London
August 2013 South Hill Park Summer Open, Bracknell
July 2013 124 Studios Pop-up Exhibition, Maidenhead
June 2013 Art on the Street, Maidenhead
May 2013 'Uber Grenzen', Bonn, Germany
April 2013 Maidenhead Painting Club Spring Exhibition, Norden Farm Arts Centre
January 2013 'We Made This' Norden Farm Arts Centre
Education:
2011 Access to Art and Design, Amersham and Wycombe College
2005 2:1 hons BSc Biomedical Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Prizes:
2014 Runner up; Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Artist of the Year, London
2013 First Place; En Plein Air Painting Competition, Windsor
2011 Adlington Award; Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead