I have been painting for over 20 years . In the early years
my main tutor was Clare Hackney who inspired me with my on
going love of colour and design. This is expressed through
the use of still-life , landscape and life drawing.
I often incorporate all three in one piece of work, overlapping
images so that the eye is taken around the paper or canvas.
Using acrylic paint makes it possible to achieve texture as
well as thin washes.
Collage
is an added dimension which I use in small areas- this provides
depth and a different feel to my work. The materials might
be self-printed papers, coloured images or Japanese papers
which I dye myself.
I
have also experimented with semi – abstract work and
the construction of opening panels.
Exhibitions
include the Royal Institute of watercolours at the Mall Gallery,
the 21st Century watercolour exhibition at Bankside London,
Affordable Art Fair Battersea and the Chichester Open Contemporary
exhibition.
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