BIOGRAPHY:
I remember as a small child having an early fascination with shade charts and I grew up having the opportunity to try out a selection of painting materials from an early age on as my mother was a professional artist. I paint in a variety of mediums, mainly in oils, pastels, oil pastels, and gouache, and trained in intaglio and relief printing at the Oxford Cooperative of Printmakers and at the Dove workshops in Somerset.
In the late 1960s/70s I exhibited in a St Ives gallery but then only painted intermittently until the 90s when I made up for lost time, and have been exhibiting in London and the provinces ever since . In the 1980s I ran my own gallery specialising in 18thC and 19thC Watercolours, and have worked for a gallery selling contemporary artists so have experienced the art world from many angles. Primarily concerned with colour and the expression of reflected light, I find early morning light and the fading light of evening particularly attractive and strive to capture the magic of these fleeting moments. I have also taken a strong interest in printing, etching in particular, and endeavours to pass on my enthusiasm for printing techniques. Much of my work reflects my love of Italy, in particular south of Rome and of course, the artists paradise, Venice.
I moved to Suffolk in 2014 havng been a regular visitor to East Anglia since 1979 and have always been fascinated by the sea shore, by the quiet and turbulent times of winter, and the vibrancy brought by holiday makers in high season, kite flying, colourful windbreaks and crabbing competitions.
See below for list of past exhibitions.
I also worked as a garden designer in the Thames Valley for several years and wrote for gardening magazines as a freelance contributor. I also lectured extensively on various aspects of gardening through the RHS Speakers list and ran my own courses, both through colleges ( Henley on Thames King James College and Ludlow College) and on my own premises over the years.
To design a garden is very similar to painting a picture, but using three dimensional materials, and is just as satisfying
though it's more ephemeral with the passing of time...and of course you need more patience to get a result.
EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Cork Brick Gallery, Bungay
Maddermarket Theatre with Norwich Open Air painters
2021 Cork Brick Gallery, Bungay
Suffolk Open Studios
On the Railings, Southwold with East Suffolk Plein Air
2020 Suffolk Open Studios
Ferini Gallery, Pakefield
2019 Open Studio
2018. Open Studio
2013: October Solo exhibition Malvern Hills Gallery
2012: Fiery Beacon Gallery, Painswick
Gloucestershire Society of Artists, Painswick
Art in and Around Amberley
2010: In and Around Amberley Exhibition
2008: Bath Society of Artists Exhibition, Bath
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen
by Fred Cuming)
2007: Bath Society of Artists Exhibition, at Victoria
Art Gallery
2006: Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition
‘Open the Mind’, Cokethorpe School, Oxon
2005: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
John Orbell
2004: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
Anne Robinson)
2003: First-View Gallery, Stourhead, Wiltshire
Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
Rachel Campbell-Johnston)
2002: Bath Society of Artists Exhibition, at the
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
Richard Littlejohn)
Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition
Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
2001: Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition
Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
The Burford Gallery, Brian Etheridge
2000: RWA Autumn Exhibition
1999: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries (chosen by Lady
Patten)
Paintings range from £250 for smaller works in pastel, gouache or watercolour to £2500 for larger oils, inc. frame. Unframed fine art prints (etchings, collagraphs, etc ) from £65.
CONTACT:
Any enquiries concerning sales or commissions to
[email protected]
I remember as a small child having an early fascination with shade charts and I grew up having the opportunity to try out a selection of painting materials from an early age on as my mother was a professional artist. I paint in a variety of mediums, mainly in oils, pastels, oil pastels, and gouache, and trained in intaglio and relief printing at the Oxford Cooperative of Printmakers and at the Dove workshops in Somerset.
In the late 1960s/70s I exhibited in a St Ives gallery but then only painted intermittently until the 90s when I made up for lost time, and have been exhibiting in London and the provinces ever since . In the 1980s I ran my own gallery specialising in 18thC and 19thC Watercolours, and have worked for a gallery selling contemporary artists so have experienced the art world from many angles. Primarily concerned with colour and the expression of reflected light, I find early morning light and the fading light of evening particularly attractive and strive to capture the magic of these fleeting moments. I have also taken a strong interest in printing, etching in particular, and endeavours to pass on my enthusiasm for printing techniques. Much of my work reflects my love of Italy, in particular south of Rome and of course, the artists paradise, Venice.
I moved to Suffolk in 2014 havng been a regular visitor to East Anglia since 1979 and have always been fascinated by the sea shore, by the quiet and turbulent times of winter, and the vibrancy brought by holiday makers in high season, kite flying, colourful windbreaks and crabbing competitions.
See below for list of past exhibitions.
I also worked as a garden designer in the Thames Valley for several years and wrote for gardening magazines as a freelance contributor. I also lectured extensively on various aspects of gardening through the RHS Speakers list and ran my own courses, both through colleges ( Henley on Thames King James College and Ludlow College) and on my own premises over the years.
To design a garden is very similar to painting a picture, but using three dimensional materials, and is just as satisfying
though it's more ephemeral with the passing of time...and of course you need more patience to get a result.
EXHIBITIONS:
2022 Cork Brick Gallery, Bungay
Maddermarket Theatre with Norwich Open Air painters
2021 Cork Brick Gallery, Bungay
Suffolk Open Studios
On the Railings, Southwold with East Suffolk Plein Air
2020 Suffolk Open Studios
Ferini Gallery, Pakefield
2019 Open Studio
2018. Open Studio
2013: October Solo exhibition Malvern Hills Gallery
2012: Fiery Beacon Gallery, Painswick
Gloucestershire Society of Artists, Painswick
Art in and Around Amberley
2010: In and Around Amberley Exhibition
2008: Bath Society of Artists Exhibition, Bath
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen
by Fred Cuming)
2007: Bath Society of Artists Exhibition, at Victoria
Art Gallery
2006: Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition
‘Open the Mind’, Cokethorpe School, Oxon
2005: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
John Orbell
2004: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
Anne Robinson)
2003: First-View Gallery, Stourhead, Wiltshire
Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
Rachel Campbell-Johnston)
2002: Bath Society of Artists Exhibition, at the
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London (chosen by
Richard Littlejohn)
Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition
Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
2001: Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition
Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
The Burford Gallery, Brian Etheridge
2000: RWA Autumn Exhibition
1999: The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries (chosen by Lady
Patten)
Paintings range from £250 for smaller works in pastel, gouache or watercolour to £2500 for larger oils, inc. frame. Unframed fine art prints (etchings, collagraphs, etc ) from £65.
CONTACT:
Any enquiries concerning sales or commissions to
[email protected]