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About my Work:
My work is inspired by the natural and agricultural landscape. I work in oils with an interest in realistic detail combined with a lyrical response to atmosphere, texture and colour harmonies.
I am mainly self taught and have been developing my art work from my early twenties alongside other work. I find landscape painting a really great way to connect with the inspiration of the natural world, so it is always a source of excitement and delight.
Current Projects:
Drawing and more drawing! I am aiming to spend plenty of time outside looking and responding to what is about - enjoying the process of drawing and painting watercolour as much as any final result. Later in the year I am going to visit the Picos Mountains by train and I'm very much anticipating the enjoyment of being there and sketching and painting the fabulous mountain scenery.
An ongoing project is that of exploring the Fenland areas around Cambridge in different seasons and looking at details in the landscape. I keep being tempted by the impact of bright frosty light falling on the flat fen countryside - there is quite often a very brilliant light and when the landscape is frozen it's really magical. But its good to see how the areas change at different times in the year. The flat landscapes of Cambridgeshire have been a gradually building love: it has taken time to appreciate what is unique to them and what they offer, but these days I find the huge skies. the light, and aspects such as the golden sedge grass, waterways and lines of trees very uplifting, as well as the plentiful bird life and a lack of too many roads.
Cambridge University: English Literature BA The City Lit, London: Foundation Art The London School of Printing: Post Grad Diploma in Publishing Heatherleys Art College: Portraiture Course Cheltenham College of Art: BA Drawing Module Stroud College: Life Drawing Open College of Arts: Certificate in Drawing and Painting
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