About me

My Approach  After more than sixty years as a professional artist, I continue to look for new possibilities in colour, composition and atmosphere. Although certain colours are familiar, dependable elements of my palette, I deliberately keep it limited — usually to just four or five colours — allowing subtle changes to create fresh and unexpected results.

Sometimes changing a single colour can transform an entire painting. It can alter the temperature of a scene, change the relationship between sea and sky, or reveal a different quality of light. These small discoveries often lead me in unexpected directions and keep the process of painting continually stimulating.

Travel has always been an important part of my work. Visiting different countries and coastlines, experiencing their distinctive light, colours, textures and atmosphere, provides an endless source of inspiration. I am interested not simply in the appearance of a place, but in its character — the particular quality of light, weather and atmosphere that makes one location different from another.

When working on a commissioned painting, I try to go beyond simply reproducing a view. My aim is to understand the character of the location and capture its essence on canvas, creating a painting that reflects both the place and the atmosphere that makes it special.

This website offers a glimpse into my creative world, bringing together original oil paintings and fine art prints from more than sixty years of painting. It is impossible to show everything, but I hope you will find something here that captures your imagination and perhaps brings back a memory of a place, a particular light or a moment in time.

If you would like to discuss a painting, commission or studio viewing, please get in touch by telephone, email or through the CONTACT page.