Thoughts On The Art World

I'm preparing for a small solo next year and the process has had me thinking about art, the art world and my place within it. I make art...

Images Of My Father

Sometimes kismet becomes a tangible force in my life. I am not religious, in fact I'm an atheist but that doesn't blind me to the immensity of the...

Creative Flow

The wonderful thing about the typewriter is that every mark and mistake cannot be corrected without leaving a trail, a visible sign of the error and its subsequent...

A Life Unexpected.

Yesterday I turned 40 years old. In my twenties I always said I wouldn't make it past 40, I believed I would cease to exist at that age...

Digital Collages and Letting Go

One of the forms this 'letting go' has taken have been digital collages. I've always shied away from digital manipulation of imagery, especially collage, preferring the 'purist' action...

What Lies Beneath - Exposure to Closure

"Exposure was a necessary release, Closure a conscious choice."

The Art Of Impermanence - Cemeteries

I love cemeteries. The peace I feel when I walk through them is rejuvenating and artistically they provide so much inspiration, especially the Magnificent Seven. The age of...

WIP - Camberwell Base 2020

I put the finishing touches to my first Impermanence painting 'Camberwell Base 2020'. It’s been a fluid and organic process with this piece.

Work In Progress - Celebrating Impermanence

Age is looked upon as a flaw in todays society, the ageing process is something to be fought against, creams to be applied, surgical procedures to be undergone,...

Framing Matters

Framing Does Matter I’ll often visit exhibitions of emerging artists and see some extremely creative and powerful pieces of work. These images, paintings, prints can often however be...