My 2D work is largely a continuation of following an impulse or idea and seeing where it takes me. Having developed a bold body of work in oils, I began several years ago to use pure watercolour, keen to find out how far I can take it into abstraction while still communicating something about what this landscape means to me. The latter seems to be something about honouring the grace of the ordinary, a phrase I picked up from H A Williams, theologian. My working class childhood in Yorkshire feeds this passion, having formed an emotional landscape in which simple hard work and duty were the manner of expressing attachment…
2021 has brought a whole new body of work into being. I am exploring what collaging can become within my practice, enjoying its textures and patterns. Using a combination of my own discarded watercolour paintings and acid free tissue which I then paint with translucent acrylic inks, I can extend the work I made with watercolour into a more 3 dimensional form. These new works are exciting and dynamic, still expressive of the forces and forms of the natural world.
Visitors to my June Open Studios will be able to enjoy seeing these works, as well as accessing the opportunity to buy pieces from my back catalogue that I need to clear for space, on sale at very attractive prices. Please visit the STUDIO page of my website to book a Covid protected appointment for these open days.
My work is represented by galleries in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge, and can also be bought from ‘UKArtists online’