My work is about how we feel inside.

We are all subject to a thousand influences from the “outside world” which impact on our feelings.These may be to do with money, work, family, or relationships. We are often so wrapped up in our thoughts and what is going round and round in our heads and trying to cope that we are not in tune with how we feel at all.

My work reflects this by putting a barrier between the person looking at it and the “painting”. The barrier may be bars or numbers, whatever, what it does is to put a distance between the object or scene and the people looking in at it - allowing some time to discover whether you feel you are looking in at something or out from somewhere.

So when people see my pieces they tend to interpret them differently depending on how they feel at the time – “gloomy”, ”politically charged”, “energetic” - all sorts of comments. What is fun for me is that “what is it?” is never asked – people find their own connection with what they are looking at. That is exciting because it means the work has its own life in other people’s minds – which means that I’m doing my job.

I use many different artistic media from charcoal on paper and oil paint on canvas to experimental photographic techniques and digital technology. I make drawings, paintings, prints, photographic prints and interactive computer based pieces.

I am a founder member of Asylum Studios an artists’ studio group. Our objective is to make Asylum Studios into the focal point for creativity and diversity for the visual arts in Suffolk Coastal District. A place which encourages and helps artists to work to their full potential and gives visitors an exciting insight into contemporary visual arts.

Education

1993-1995             Norwich School of Art and Design, M.A. in Fine Art.

1980-1981             London School of Economics, M.Sc. in Economics.            

1977-1979             New College, Oxford   MA   P.P.E.,   P.P.P, Zoology

Professional experience

1996 -            Co-founder of Asylum Studios, Rendlesham - Visual Arts Centre

1994 -01        Insite - Artists Multimedia Programme, Arts Council and Lottery   funded multimedia programme.

                     Co-orginator of project and Member of Project Team, responsibility for IT support for commissioned artists.

                     Commissioned artist.

1995-96         Part-time lecturer ‘Digital technology for Fine Art Practice' Norwich School of Art and Design.

                     Part-time lecturer ‘Experimental Photography and Digital Technology' Kingsway College, London.

1982-94         Senior Consultant Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit

1991              Featured Artist, Anglia TV's 'Moving Art' programme.

1991              Visiting lecturer, Goldsmiths' MA in Fine Art

1990 -            Developing silver gelatin emulsions for use in paintings and other art spaces

Selected Exhibitions

2005               'Secret Refuge' one person show at New Cut Arts, Halesworth, Suffolk

2003                ‘Asylum' one person show at The Highgate Gallery, London

2003                Commissioned Artist for Ipswich IpArt Festival

2002                Over the River, Wolsey Gallery, Ipswich

2001                Insite Multimedia Programme

2000 - 04         Open Studios, Asylum Studios, Suffolk

                       MA final show, Norwich School of Art and Design

1995                Norwich Contemporaries

1994                Two person show with Luis Boy at Norwich School of Art

                       3 person show, Halesworth Gallery, Suffolk

1992                'Evidence and Encounters', the Minories Gallery, Colchester, Essex

1991                Two person show, Ganz Gallery, Grafton St, London W1

1991                Britannia Works, Space Studios, Open Studio Show, London E3

1990                Two person show, Knapp Gallery, Regent's Park, London