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pyracantha
90cm x 90cm x 3cm
Painting
Acrylic On Canvas
£1,200.00
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Artist profile
Forthcoming shows
March
Stark Gallery - Spring Show - Canterbury
Affordable Art Fair - Spring - London
art-file - floral exhibiton - Bicester
Group Shows
2006
The Great Art Christmas Fair - Alexandra Palace London
Cambridge Contemporary Art - Christmas Show Cambridge
The Biscuit Factory - Winter Exhibition Newcastle
Studio 106 - Christmas Open House Brighton
Chase Charity Exhibition - Royal College of Art London
Inspired Art Fair - Spitalfields London
Cambridge Contemporary Arts - summer show Cambridge
Affordable Art Fair - west Bristol
Studio 106 - open house Brighton
Twist art & design - floral exhibition London
Affordable Art Fair - spring London
art-file - floral exhibition Bicester
2005
Studio 106 - open house Brighton
2004
Harrow Arts Centre London
2003
Brighton Artists Gallery Brighton
2002
The Open House Brighton
2001
Brighton Artists Gallery Brighton
Gallery 73 Brighton
Solo Shows
2006
Art Wave Festival - Pelham House Lewes
2000
Gallery 73 Brighton
The Space London
Awards
2006
Shortlisted for the Celeste Art Prize
Commissions
2006
Triptych for The Wisley golf club
Current representation
Thomas Corman Arts London
art* London
The Biscuit Factory Newcastle
Cambridge Contemporary Arts Cambridge
Stark Gallery Canterbury
art-file Bicester
The Steps Gallery Bath
Red Biddy Gallery Shalford
Background
1998 Leeds University BA fine art
1994 The Surrey Institute BTEC art foundation
1988 Epsom College full art scholarship
1975 Kent born
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About my work
Gardens have always held a special place in my imagination. Budding with colour, texture and form, they become ever-changing living sculptures, within which one can hide, play, relax and dream. Having tended gardens for over half my life, I have built up an intrinsic understanding of how plants bud, grow, bloom, whither and die. I no longer use reference material to produce my images, and instead rely solely on my inner eye and visual memory. It is this intimate knowledge that I attempt to capture and express in my paintings.
Aboriginal pattern making has always had a strong influence in my artwork, reflecting the land and a spiritual connection with it. The spiral, for instance, suggests to me; dreams, re-birth, the snake, wind and the labyrinth. I find Islamic art useful when considering patterns, and appreciate the meditative process of producing more intricately detailed work. Japanese art from the Edo period influences my compositions, especially when working on several panels, as in a triptych. 20th Century art is a wealth of inspiration, from which I take most of my mark-making, such as action-painting and 'taking the line for a walk'.
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