About

My early life was spent in East Anglia under giant skies and endless beaches. In the 1990s I studied Painting at Chelsea College of Art in London and since then I have exhibited at galleries in London, Manchester and West Sussex.  I now live and work in West Sussex, with its rolling chalk downs and ancient footpaths.

I am currently painting roads and paths with no clear destination, inspired by the words of JRR Tolkien 'the road goes ever on'. 

Paths and tracks hold so many secrets and memories, I often think about the Stone Tape Theory and how the ghosts of the place haunt our imagination. It's no wonder our ancestors created monsters and gods, who came to life through repeated telling. The folk stories tell us to be cautious, keep to the path, keep away from the woods but I also see the beauty of the light bouncing off the hills and chalk paths, and the shadows cast by trees.

The roads remind me of the innocence of my early days driving, feeling that I could go anywhere, with adventure round the corner. As I've grown older I'm aware of the toll it takes on the environment, that the roads are busy and my car has become a means to an end. So my paintings indulge my early sense of adventure and remind me of the days that empty roads meant freedom and escape, something we need more than ever.