Hello everyone,
Just to introduce myself, I am an English artist living in Cheltenham, a town in the South West of the country, famous for its Georgian architecture and history as a spa town. It is situated along the plain of the River Severn, flanked by the distant Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds. Once you climb up, you have wide sweeping views over the plain, and lovely big dramatic skies. The rural landscapes and urban environment make an inspiring area to work in.
I like to celebrate the colours and atmosphere of a place, reflected in seasonal change in mixed media paintings of different sizes and small ceramics.
My method of working is simple. I go out walking with a rucksack and sketchbook. Starting 'en plein air' I fill the pages with the things I notice, things which attract my attention and have an intuitive response. Sitting there with the landscape all around me I feel that I am enclosed on all sides. Then I take reference photos on my phone and go back to the studio where I translate theses ideas onto canvas over many days. I use collage and sand and other means of adding texture to the surface before painting in acrylics, crayon, ink and scratching tools. In working, a response emerges onto the canvas which can be quite different from my initial ideas. This is exciting.
By using colour, line and texture expressively a new landscape is created which although may not be literal, has the feel of the place the inspired it. I hope you enjoy looking at my work. Please contact me if you would like to know more.
Just to introduce myself, I am an English artist living in Cheltenham, a town in the South West of the country, famous for its Georgian architecture and history as a spa town. It is situated along the plain of the River Severn, flanked by the distant Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds. Once you climb up, you have wide sweeping views over the plain, and lovely big dramatic skies. The rural landscapes and urban environment make an inspiring area to work in.
I like to celebrate the colours and atmosphere of a place, reflected in seasonal change in mixed media paintings of different sizes and small ceramics.
My method of working is simple. I go out walking with a rucksack and sketchbook. Starting 'en plein air' I fill the pages with the things I notice, things which attract my attention and have an intuitive response. Sitting there with the landscape all around me I feel that I am enclosed on all sides. Then I take reference photos on my phone and go back to the studio where I translate theses ideas onto canvas over many days. I use collage and sand and other means of adding texture to the surface before painting in acrylics, crayon, ink and scratching tools. In working, a response emerges onto the canvas which can be quite different from my initial ideas. This is exciting.
By using colour, line and texture expressively a new landscape is created which although may not be literal, has the feel of the place the inspired it. I hope you enjoy looking at my work. Please contact me if you would like to know more.