Artist’s Statement.
I live and paint in a small village in the fells between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. During my BA (hons) degree in Ceramics and MA in Fine Arts Practice, I found that I frequently returned to themes of a ‘sense of place’ and the feelings aroused by engaging directly with coastal, rural and wild landscapes. Over time these concepts became my main focus, and on ‘discovering’ oil paints I was able to concentrate on capturing the particular ambience of a place, using a variety of techniques to apply and manipulate the paint, depending on the shapes, forms and mood of the subject.
I travel as widely as possible in Britain and further afield, mainly in a camper-van, which encourages time spent outside soaking up the atmosphere, colours and light of different places.
I think many people find that they react strongly to particular landscapes and scenes, but in our hectic lifestyles it can be difficult to give priority to seeking out those places that effect us in this way, especially as each person has a unique, instinctive reaction to each type of place. I am so very lucky to live in a beautiful and endlessly fascinating part of Britain, and to have access to so many other areas. Painting is a way of attempting to pin down times spent in engaging places, and hopefully share them with others. Each person will view a scene, or a painted representation of it, with their own fresh eyes and emotions, so each viewer of a work of art gains their own particular response to it and enjoyment of it, and can continue to do so every time they look at it. That is what I love about paintings.
I live and paint in a small village in the fells between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. During my BA (hons) degree in Ceramics and MA in Fine Arts Practice, I found that I frequently returned to themes of a ‘sense of place’ and the feelings aroused by engaging directly with coastal, rural and wild landscapes. Over time these concepts became my main focus, and on ‘discovering’ oil paints I was able to concentrate on capturing the particular ambience of a place, using a variety of techniques to apply and manipulate the paint, depending on the shapes, forms and mood of the subject.
I travel as widely as possible in Britain and further afield, mainly in a camper-van, which encourages time spent outside soaking up the atmosphere, colours and light of different places.
I think many people find that they react strongly to particular landscapes and scenes, but in our hectic lifestyles it can be difficult to give priority to seeking out those places that effect us in this way, especially as each person has a unique, instinctive reaction to each type of place. I am so very lucky to live in a beautiful and endlessly fascinating part of Britain, and to have access to so many other areas. Painting is a way of attempting to pin down times spent in engaging places, and hopefully share them with others. Each person will view a scene, or a painted representation of it, with their own fresh eyes and emotions, so each viewer of a work of art gains their own particular response to it and enjoyment of it, and can continue to do so every time they look at it. That is what I love about paintings.
This is my studio. The least tidy but most creative room in the house!
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Greetings Cards from my original oil paintings. Designs vary, so why not have a nice trip to Ivy Bank Home and Gift, Farfield Mill or Kendal Picture Framers to see what's on offer? See Contacts and Links.
