About Me
I have always had a keen interest in the arts, taking A levels in graphic design, photography and fine art, then continuing with a one year foundation course in art which confirmed that painting is my passion. The last part of my formal art education was undertaking a BA Hons Degree in Scientific and Natural History Illustration at Lancaster University. It was during my final degree exhibition in London that my career took an unexpected path.
I was approached by a successful CGI studio and advertising company and was asked to join them as an artist, designer and 3D sculptor. In this new position I was tasked with translating my painting skills to a new medium, computer graphics, to help the company diversify from man made subjects to more organic subjects. This exciting and demanding position gave me full creative control to sculpt environments, people, wildlife and architecture for international blue-chip companies. I worked there for 6 years but left at the beginning of 2006 to return to my southwest roots and to fulfil my long term ambition of being a landscape artist.
About My Art
The “great outdoors” has always fascinated me, I was fortunate to grow up in the beautiful countryside of Devon and Cornwall and also went on family holidays to some of the most scenic coastal and mountainous regions of the UK. As I learnt to appreciate what I was seeing and feeling, I discovered that the countryside was having a profound effect on me and that I really missed these beautiful locations when no longer there. These feelings are now the source of inspiration for my paintings.
My aim as a landscape artist is to create paintings that enable the viewer to respond to my painted landscapes in much the same way that I did when I was at the location. Accuracy is an intrinsic part of my artwork as it plays a key role in enabling the viewer to feel that they are present at the scene. I am inspired by beautiful places such as sweeping beaches, cliff top viewpoints, quaint fishing villages, moorlands and mountain vistas. All of these locations have their own magical aura and that is why I choose them as subjects for my paintings.
