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I was born in 1970 in Chicago, USA and immigrated to the UK in my early 20s. Originally I moved to Scotland but after three years moved down to London. There I studied oil painting and printmaking privately with artist Annette Johnson in Greenwich, London. My work originally revolved around the dark murky waters of the Thames River and the piers, bridges and industrial buidings along it. |
In 2002 I was artist-in-residence in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland where I had the opportunity to experiment with acrylic paints, which I now use almost exclusively. In Pouch Cove, in February, we were snowed in much of the time. The clear light from the sky and sea reflecting onto the snow created a strange lavender colour everywhere. The light and space were something I had never painted and had great difficulty understanding through my paint. It was a constant challenge, both the subject matter and my new materials; nevertheless the month I spent there has changed my work ever since - I'm now fascinated by light, space, simplicity and abstracting the landscape.
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My work has been described as colourist, colour field, and tonalist. I just describe them as seascapes or landscapes, simplified and soft. To be there are very specific places and times, representational. They are about the simplicity of the horizon and the interaction of horizontals between shore, horizon and the edges of the canvas. They exist to capture moments, impressions, a more real experienced memory than the detailed one we might create in our minds. |
My work is in private collections in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia and Japan. Paintings have also been included in group exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery and with the Pastel Society and Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries in London.
Read more about my rides, studio, and day-to-day thoughts on My Blog.
And listen to me on my Podcast - StudioWaves
EXHIBITIONS
Solo exhibitions have included:
“Gold, silver and sea”, Lomas, Crouch End London
“Cinescapes” for Greenwich Picturehouse’s 1st anniversary
“Horizons”, Barbican Art Library
“Defined Undefined”, Stark Gallery London
“Tidal”, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
“Tides & Textures”, Stark Gallery, Lee Green, London
Past group exhibition, juried exhibitions and regular galleries include:
Pierre Garroudi Gallery, London Bridge; Lomas, Crouch End; Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition; Stark Gallery London; The Picture Room, Dulwich; Francis Iles, Rochester; Riverside Gallery, Barnes; Stark Gallery Canterbury; Artshed Gallery, Dorest; Blackheath Gallery; Dulwich Picture Gallery (Friends exhibition); Will’s Art Warehouse; Finalist in 3-man show for London Pride Week, Lauderdale House; Royal Society of Marine Artists; Pastel Society; Queen’s House, National Maritime Museum
EVENTS AND FAIRS
Urban Art, Deptford
Landmark Art Fair
Lee Green Open Studios
Glasgow Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair (Spring)
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
National Society Annual Exhibition
Art Ireland
AFFILIATIONS
AXIS, Institute of Physics, DACS
Former member of the National Society of Painters Sculptors and Printmakers (2002-6)
AWARDS
2nd Prize - London City Airport, 2004
Aya Broughton Painting Prize, Highly Commended, National Soc., 2002 & 2001
1st Place - National Maritime Museum, 2001
3rd Place - National Maritime Museum, 2000
EDUCATION
2003-2006: BSc, Open (Physics) - Open University
2000-2002: Various courses - CityLit, Morley College, Blackheath Conservatoire
1997-2000: Private art tuition with artist - Greenwich, London
1995-1996: MPhil (practical), Distinction, Publishing Studies - Univ of Stirling
1994-1994: MPhil (research), Shakespeare Textual Studies - Univ of Dundee
1993-1994: Postgraduate Diploma, Distinction, English Literature - Univ of Dundee
1988-1991: BSc, College Hons., Human Development - Univ of Illinois Urbana
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