I paint mainly in acrylic & oils. I enjoy colour and texture and am always seeking to make my work appear loose and spontaneous. I try to steer away from realism and avoid labouring over a piece of work. My abstract work, usually painted in acrylic, is generally completed in one or two sessions. Portraiture, mainly in oils, can take much longer with repeated visits, but I still aim to produce a 'painterly' result avoiding any desire to move towards a photo-realist approach. More recently I have had fun making wood & cardboard constructions which are decorative as well as being contemplative for the viewer.

Many artists and movements have influenced my work, ranging from the St. Ives abstract artists to the Scottish Colourists, and I take inspiration from from the American expressionists as well as contemporary British artists.

Whilst I am essentially self-taught I have completed a three year Open College of the Arts painting course, and a C & G Ceramics course along the way.

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exhibitions & galleries:

1994 Stockport Annual Open – Stockport Art Gallery

1994 Arttic art group exhibition 

1995 Arttic art group exhibition 

1999 Stockport Annual Open – Stockport Art Gallery 

2001 Stockport Annual Open – Stockport Art Gallery

2003 Stockport Annual Open - Stockport Art Gallery

2004 Stockport Art Guild 85th exhibition - Stockport Art Gallery 

2005 Stockport Annual Open   (Judges Merit Award) - Stockport Art Gallery

2005 Stockport Art Guild 86th Exhibition  (Jack Lees Cert. of Merit) - Stockport Art Gallery

2006 Stockport Annual Open - Stockport Art Gallery

2006 Stockport Art Guild 87th Exhibition - Stockport Art Gallery 

2007 Cheshire Open Studios event

2007 Solo Exhibition – Central Park Cybercafe, Frodsham

2007 Frodsham Annual Open Exhibition – Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham 

2007-2008 Themed exhibitions - 'down to a fine art' Barn Studio, Stretton, Nr. Chester

2008 Stockport Art Guild Spring Exhibition – Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery

2008 Trafford Biennial Open Exhibition – Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Manchester

2008 Stockport Art Guild 88th Exhibition – Stockport Art Gallery

2008 Frodsham Annual Open Exhibition – Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham 

2008 Cheshire Open Studios event

2008 Mixed exhibition - Studio Art Gallery, Warrington

2009 'signiicance' themed exhibition - 'down to a fine art' Barn Studio, Stretton, Nr. Chester

2009 '111' themed exhibition - 'down to a fine art' Barn Studio, Stretton, Nr. Chester

2009 Cheshire Open Studios event & exhibition @ Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham 

2009 Frodsham Open Exhibition @ Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham

2009 Stockport Art Guild 89th Exhibition – (Jack Lees Cert. of Merit) - Stockport Art Gallery 

2009 'Raw Sienna' Art Gallery, Knutsford

2010 'Waterside Open' Art Ex. Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, Trafford

2010 final exhibition - 'down to a fine art' Barn Studio, Stretton, Nr. Chester

2010 'Raw Sienna'  Art Gallery, (recent abstract work) Knutsford

2010 Victoria Mill Open - Congleton, Cheshire

2010 Derbyshire Open Art exhibition @ Buxton Art Gallery

2010 Stockport Art Guild 90th Exhibition – Stockport Art Gallery

2011 Group of Eight Exhibition - Hale Library

2011 'Raw Sienna'  Art Gallery, abstract landscapes etc.- Knutsford

2011 The White Gallery - Bollington, Chehire

2011 Stockport Art Guild 91st Exhibition – Stockport Art Gallery

2011 Three Counties Open Exhibition - Keele University

2011 Frodsham Open Arts Exhibition @ Castle Park Arts Centre, Frodsham