Artist Information/Statement

Born in Lancashire in 1953, I have drawn for as long as I can remember and still consider drawing to be the most important of artistic skills. I attended Burnley College of Art to complete my A levels and an Art Foundation Degree, going on to Ripon College of Education to train as an Art teacher. It was only after early retirement to take on a caring role that I began to paint in earnest and later concentrated on my own artistic practise. Being at home for long periods of time, I started to paint what was around me and so I specialised in still life
My still life paintings evoke a sense of the familiar and occasionally a sense of fun. I aim to contemporise the traditional genre of still life, displaying a modern, illustrative quality and capturing moments which are often overlooked. Some of my paintings suggest a human presence or familiar narrative which resounds with the viewer. A book, left open for a moment or a coat thrown casually on a chair back indicate that someone has been here and may return,

My religious work stems from a desire to express my Catholic faith in art. During Lent and Easter 2024 I exhibited fourteen sketches of Christ based on the Stations of the Cross in Manchester Cathedral. The exhibition was very well received and also featured in an article in the Catholic Pictorial magazine.

I work from my studio at home in Cheshire, exhibit in galleries around the country, and in 2019 was elected a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. I am also a member of the Society of Catholic Artists.


At present, my work can be seen at:

Look Gallery, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Hybrid Gallery, Honiton, Devon
Water Street Gallery, Todmorden.
Artdog Gallery, Honor Oak, Forest Hill, London
Duffield Art Gallery, Belper, Derbyshire
Taurean Art, Ashbourne, Derbyshire