An exhibition of recent drawings at the i:cat gallery, Vientiane, Laos At the heart of this exhibition lies a tension between presence and absence, between where we are and where we long to be. …

Drawing and painting has always been part of my life. I lived in the art department at school. Shot 16mm film at art college back in the 80’s. Taught painting and drawing in the 90’s. I’ve always had a sketchbook or three on the go.
The rugged Cornish landscape; the edge between land and sea; the mining history around where we live all inspire me. Landscape chiefly provides the subject matter for most of my work, though believing as I do, all art is in some ways autobiographical, the artist is always the subject matter, either consciously, or sub-consciously…

An exhibition of recent drawings at the i:cat gallery, Vientiane, Laos At the heart of this exhibition lies a tension between presence and absence, between where we are and where we long to be. …

Life can be full of surprises.If you'd told me 2 years ago I'd have an art residency in a gallery in Vientiane the capital of Laos, there's no way I'd have believed you. Yet a few months later, I …

A finished painting is the result of a journey involving many twists and turns. I generally carry a sketchbook and pencil with me when travelling or out on a walk. Most of my paintings can be …