Artist Information/Statement

Born in Lancashire in 1953.
I attended Burnley College of Art to complete my A levels and an Art Foundation Degree, going on to Ripon College of Education to train as an Art teacher. After early retirement due to family commitments I began to develop my own artistic practice, drawing from life whenever possible and settling on still life as a subject for my paintings.
I enjoy painting in both realistic and naive styles.

My traditional, realistic still life paintings evoke a sense of the familiar and occasionally a sense of fun. I aim to contemporise the traditional genre of still life, displaying a modern, illustrative quality and capturing moments which are often overlooked. Some of my paintings suggest a human presence or familiar narrative which resounds with the viewer. A book, left open for a moment or a coat thrown casually on a chair back indicate that someone has been here and may return,

Working in a naive style allows me the freedom, spontaneity and creativity to play with composition, colour and mark making. Some of my work verges on abstraction, concentrating on relationships between shape, tone, colour and line rather than a realistic portrayal. Serendipity plays a part in the paintings and they evolve as areas are painted over and adjusted until a pleasing result emerges.

I work from my studio at home in Cheshire, exhibit in galleries around the country, and in 2019 was elected a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.


At present, my work can be seen at:

ArtDog Gallery, Honor Oak, London
Look Gallery, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden.
Duffield Art Gallery, Belper, Derbyshire
Taurean Art, Ashbourne, Derbyshire