I am passionate about making prints; I love the technical processes as much as the fine art. I am never happier than when whittling
a plate to radio4, especially the ‘Archers’!
I studied fine art at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham and for over 30 years I have earned a living with a paint brush! From portraits to trompe l’oeil, from murals to painted tapestries, commissions have come from all over the world. I now focus on my work as an artist-printmaker, interpreting my observations of the environment around me and translating into print.
Inspiration is never far away; from taking my dog ‘Pearl’ for a morning walk to peering out of the window in my kitchen, from jaunts across the Somerset Levels to more exotic expeditions to wilder places! I am always surveying and examining the natural milieu around me and collecting fragments of life forms on my travels. It is a constant journey; persistently scrutinising, learning, interpreting and then re-interpreting. A truly organic process.
Career Summary
I am a member of The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Somerset Printmakers, a selected Associate Member of The Society of Wildlife Artists and The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.
Recent Awards Include:
2009
'Printmakers Printmaker of the Year’
Printfest Ulverston, Cumbria
2008
‘The Paintings in Hospitals Purchase Prize’
RE Annual Exhibition
‘John Purcel Paper Award’
RE Annual Exhibition
‘The RE Award’
Originals Mall Galleries, London
'The Fenton Arts Trust’
Originals Mall Galleries, London
2007
‘The Aberystwyth University Print Archives’ Originals Mall Galleries, London
Work in Collections:
The House of Lords
The British Embassy, Paris
Paintings in Hospitals
The Aberystwyth University Print Collection
The Ashmoleum Museum Oxford
The Print Collection of The British Museum
I studied fine art at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham and for over 30 years I have earned a living with a paint brush! From portraits to trompe l’oeil, from murals to painted tapestries, commissions have come from all over the world. I now focus on my work as an artist-printmaker, interpreting my observations of the environment around me and translating into print.
Inspiration is never far away; from taking my dog ‘Pearl’ for a morning walk to peering out of the window in my kitchen, from jaunts across the Somerset Levels to more exotic expeditions to wilder places! I am always surveying and examining the natural milieu around me and collecting fragments of life forms on my travels. It is a constant journey; persistently scrutinising, learning, interpreting and then re-interpreting. A truly organic process.
Career Summary
I am a member of The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Somerset Printmakers, a selected Associate Member of The Society of Wildlife Artists and The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.
Recent Awards Include:
2009
'Printmakers Printmaker of the Year’
Printfest Ulverston, Cumbria
2008
‘The Paintings in Hospitals Purchase Prize’
RE Annual Exhibition
‘John Purcel Paper Award’
RE Annual Exhibition
‘The RE Award’
Originals Mall Galleries, London
'The Fenton Arts Trust’
Originals Mall Galleries, London
2007
‘The Aberystwyth University Print Archives’ Originals Mall Galleries, London
Work in Collections:
The House of Lords
The British Embassy, Paris
Paintings in Hospitals
The Aberystwyth University Print Collection
The Ashmoleum Museum Oxford
The Print Collection of The British Museum
