When seen from the perspective of the angels, new patterns emerge in the everyday as spatial dimensions are compressed and flattened. This piece ventures beyond the constraints of conventional perception and seeks to challenge our normal sense of the spaces we occupy. Two girls mirror each other on the sofa and like cartographers we see the lie of their landscape through the contour lines on the sofa, and through the repeating symbols beyond the edge of the sofa. They curl up and their postures mirror each other becoming yet another repeating pattern within the frame.
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100 by 80cm
90 by 80cm
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80 by 70cm
Selected by the Royal Institute of Oil Painters 2023 for their annual exhibition 29th November to 16th December :-)
Everyday scenes can become fascinating by changing our perspective. When seen from the perspective of the angels, new patterns emerge in the ordinary as spatial dimensions are compressed and flattened. These pieces venture beyond the constraints of conventional perception and seek to challenge our normal sense of the spaces we occupy. The stars below become the stars above. As Gaston Bachelard says, ‘Inhabited space transcends geometric space’. In this case, the figure reading next to the box of tissues gives the scene meaning, and a sense of comfort nestled among the folds of the duvet, as well as bringing everything down to a human scale.
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80 by 70cm
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Oil on Linen
80 by 70cm
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70 by 60cm
Exhibited at the Mall Galleries, June 2023, with Society of Women Artists
Sometimes the ordinary becomes fascinating by simply changing our perspective. Here, an aerial perspective creates exiting patterns and compresses and flattens the space. The use of diagonals in the composition creates a dynamism in the painting and helps to lead our eye around the image. The painting title and the butterflies references the Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi who fell asleep one day and dreamed that he was a butterfly. When he awoke, he did not know whether he was a man who had dreamed he was a butterfly or whether he was a butterfly dreaming he was a man.
Chosen to be exhibited at the Bath Society Artists annual exhibition at the Victoria art gallery 22nd April-24th June 2023.
Sometimes the ordinary becomes fascinating by simply changing our perspective. Here, an aerial perspective creates exiting patterns and compresses and flattens the space. There is a dynamic play with the oil paint application in the painting ranging from the thick palette knife application representing the chocolate spread to the thin transparent layers used for the floorboards. The use of diagonals in the composition also creates a dynamism in the painting; the diagonal of the pattern in the granite, the diagonal placement of the various objects and the diagonals in the girls top.
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50 by 40cm
Exhibiting at Wells Art Contemporary; 4 August to 2nd September. Selected out of over 3k entries with 135 artworks to exhibit at Wells Cathedral.
Longlisted out of 11,225 entries for Jacksons Painting Prize 2023!
Sometimes the ordinary becomes fascinating by simply changing our perspective. Here, in a piece inspired by medieval paintings and fauvism, an aerial perspective creates patterns and compresses and flattens the space. The piece eschews the usual perspective and doesn't adhere to the usual sense of space and time, for example with the cereal boxes on the floor being the same size as those on the island. Colours and patterns create a dynamic push-and-pull between the objects, the floorboards pushing forward with the granite surface pushing back. A limited palette and use of "pure" colour maintains the sense of dynamism.
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12 by 16 inches
Selected for the ING Discerning Eye 2023 16th to 26th November 2023 :-)
Selected out of over 7.5k entries for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2022 at the Mall Galleries..
Oil On Gesso Board
45 by 35cm
After two knee operations this year part of my mothers recovery involved wall sits to strengthen her leg muscles. I wanted to capture her perseverance, her pain and her determination at that moment. The open doors represent ‘Changing Times’ from sickness to recovery to new chapters and potential futures.
Winner of the ING Discerning Eye Chair’s Purchase Prize 2021
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‘The 2021 ING Discerning Eye received close to 7,500 entries from artists around the UK. The quantity and quality of submissions was outstanding, and yours caught the eye of our selectors to be exhibited at the Mall Galleries in November. Congratulations on this incredible achievement!’
Incorporating Tracy Emin’s neon sign at the Gunton Arms, this painting adds depth and narrative to a scene from what has been described as Norfolk’s sexiest pub. I was inspired to paint the figure standing at the open doorway, with the figure inviting the viewer to step through a gateway to adventure, to take a leap of faith, on trust, as the sign asks.
40 by 30cm, Oil on Board.
12 by 16 Inches
2023
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40 by 31cm
28 by 23cm
Exhibiting at The Gallery at Green and Stone 1-29th August 2023
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Shortlisted for the NEAC annual exhibition 2023
Human connections. Tribal connections. Physical connections. Virtual connections. Mental connections. Connections through gazes. Connections through playing games. Connections through conversations. This piece explores all of these connections and more on a train that itself connects places separated on the earth. The space in the painting is shallow and the painting reinforces this flatness to create a unified image.
Selected by the Federation of British Artists, Mall Galleries for their exhibition ‘Figurative Art Now’. Online until 20th September 2021:
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/figurative-art-now
Selected for the ‘Royal Society of Oil Painters Exhibition’., 2020.
https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-institute-oil-painters-annual-exhibition-2020/dower-house
While quarantining during lockdown our porch has been a bridge between two worlds. Where the world connects with us and we connect with the world. Unlike most paintings which capture a single fragment of time, this painting takes a mostly static subject and develops a narrative by gathering together fleeting visitors, small changes, and everyday objects, which then disappear again leaving ghostly shadows on the canvas to remind us they were once there. I have been inspired by Zoey Frank and her course on Still Life in Motion.
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Oil on Board, 51 by 61cm, 2019
Bargehouse was painted in Situ at the fabulous building at Oxo Tower Wharf, London. The painting employs techniques to capture the textures of the crumbling walls of this raw atmospheric warehouse steeped in history. Each layer of paint in the warehouse tells a story, and the painting seeks to convey that sense of history, as well as the energy and sense of place emanating from these accumulated and peeling layers.
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