Winner of the ING Discerning Eye Chair’s Purchase Prize 2021
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‘The 2021 ING Discerning Eye received close to 7,500 entries from artists around the UK. The quantity and quality of submissions was outstanding, and yours caught the eye of our selectors to be exhibited at the Mall Galleries in November. Congratulations on this incredible achievement!’
Incorporating Tracy Emin’s neon sign at the Gunton Arms, this painting adds depth and narrative to a scene from what has been described as Norfolk’s sexiest pub. I was inspired to paint the figure standing at the open doorway, with the figure inviting the viewer to step through a gateway to adventure, to take a leap of faith, on trust, as the sign asks.
40 by 30cm, Oil on Board.
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12 by 16 inches
Selected for the ING Discerning Eye 2023 16th to 26th November 2023 :-)
Selected out of over 7.5k entries for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2022 at the Mall Galleries..
Oil On Gesso Board
45 by 35cm
After two knee operations this year part of my mothers recovery involved wall sits to strengthen her leg muscles. I wanted to capture her perseverance, her pain and her determination at that moment. The open doors represent ‘Changing Times’ from sickness to recovery to new chapters and potential futures.
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12 by 16 Inches
2023
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12 by 16 inches
Two figures stand in negative spaces, their backs turned, rejecting the positive space in the foreground of the painting. Each is comfortable inhabiting amd staying within their own space. Bound in a nutshell. Queen and king of their own square. The checkerboard of spaces is emphasised by the use of warm and cool colours. The painting shows that sometimes in life the obvious moves can be declined, conflict averted, and other doorways can open up.
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40 by 31cm
Dower House
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Selected by the Federation of British Artists, Mall Galleries for their exhibition ‘Figurative Art Now’. Online until 20th September 2021:
Selected for the ‘Royal Society of Oil Painters Exhibition’., 2020.
While quarantining during lockdown our porch has been a bridge between two worlds. Where the world connects with us and we connect with the world. Unlike most paintings which capture a single fragment of time, this painting takes a mostly static subject and develops a narrative by gathering together fleeting visitors, small changes, and everyday objects, which then disappear again leaving ghostly shadows on the canvas to remind us they were once there.
Bargehouse
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Oil on Board, 51 by 61cm, 2019
Bargehouse was painted in Situ at the fabulous building at Oxo Tower Wharf, London. The painting employs techniques to capture the textures of the crumbling walls of this raw atmospheric warehouse steeped in history. Each layer of paint in the warehouse tells a story, and the painting seeks to convey that sense of history, as well as the energy and sense of place emanating from these accumulated and peeling layers.