Artist's Statement
I was born in Kent in 1950 and had a passion for drawing from an early age, I benefited greatly from a post-war education that gave time and status to Art .
I studied in Bristol ( Batchelor of Education Honours Degree 1972) and taught in Primary Schools 1972 - 2000. A move to Dorset in 1985 gave me the opportunity to study for Illustration and Fine Art HNC qualifications at the Art Institute at Bournemouth .
I currently teach Life Drawing and short courses in pastels and watercolour, and work as a freelance illustrator.
Drawing is fundamental to my art work . I draw and paint directly from the subject using a spontaneous expressive line - editing intuitively. I am inspired by travel and seeing new places but equally respond to domestic subject matter - intriguing arrangements, complex interiors and of course the ultimate challenge of figures and portraits.
I am an elected member of the Pastel Society and serve on the Council. I exhibit in various galleries and Open Exhibitions and have been awarded prizes at the Discerning Eye, New English Art Club and the Pastel Society
AWARDS
PASTEL SOCIETY: Gilders Workshop Framing Award Annie Longley Award Cross Gate Gallery Purchase Prize Arts Club Membership Award Sarah Samuels Gallery Award Frank Herring Award
DISCERNING EYE : Meynell Fenton Award
NEW ENGLISH ART CLUB : St Cuthberts Mill Award for work on Paper
SOCIETIES Pastel Society - Archivist Bournemouth Arts Club - Chairman Broadstone Art Society Poole Printmakers |