Shelter, Llandudno

Oil on canvas
29cm x 42cm

I graduated in 1994 in Fine Art painting from Manchester University and since then have exhibited nationally and internationally. I have completed a number of solo exhibitions in galleries in London, Manchester, Southport and Huddersfield. I Have also exhibited in group exhibitions in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Dublin, Milan, Brussels, Utrecht and the USA.

My paintingss have been used for television productions and a variety of publications worldwide. My paintings are collected internationally and I have works in public and private collections after winning prestigious awards, The Sefton Open art prize in 2006 and the Winsor & Newton Painting Award at the Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition in 2023.

I see myself absolutely rooted in my practice as an artist/painter that cannot break away from the photographic image. Without photographs I would not paint. The natural conclusion for me is to create paintings that take this fascination with the photographic medium as far as I can go. It appears to be an ever changing and challenging field, one that is transient and reliant on new technology and experimentation. The end result for me will always be a realist image created in a painted medium that demonstrates not only my current skill but also communicates my current thought processes.