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My
inspiration comes from immediate experiences of life
around me, which I record initially in sketchbooks. These “memory triggers”
allow me to “play” with the images on a larger scale and with a broader
range of media. My memory, imagination and creative instincts enable me to
juggle with chance and intent to develop these initial sketches into a new
and varied progression of personal statements.
As a student at the Royal College of Art I was drawn to the “glamour” of the
neon lights and nightclubs of the metropolis as a resource to abstract
images/ikons from. Later whilst living and painting in Berlin with its
political wall I was inspired in my painting by alluding to the layers of
colourful glamour complemented by the shadows of east/west political
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My ideas
have often been triggered by issues of varied interpretation such as
distance and nearness in my beach crowd paintings. The presence of the past
in my historical building themes. These issues have also figured strongly in
my “surfer” series as memories of pleasure and fun as well as the less safe
excitement of the power of the sea. Issues of past celebrations have also
led me , in my “Barton Hall Orangery” series, to build from people’s
memories of dancing in and around the Orangery in years gone by. I have
tried, through my interpretations to “bring it back to life” through colour,
movement and implied layers of time. Throughout all these themes of work
there is always an over riding aim towards the celebration of the medium and
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My working
methods are varied as I attempt to broaden my awareness
of painting and drawing materials and master their properties to my own
ends. These methods more recently include acrylics as watercolour on canvas,
the use of the Masquepen as a mark maker on canvas and the use of Indian ink
as a large scale, dynamic mark maker for conveying the energy of people
playing in the sea. This has led me to investigate and develop my ideas to a
broad scale; ranging from small scale paintings and drawings to three metre
canvases and multiples of, for corporate settings.
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Curriculum Vitae |
| 1970-1973 |
Loughborough College of Art - Faculty of Painting. Diploma in Art and Design
- Upper second class |
| 1973-1976 |
Royal College of Art - Faculty of Painting. M.A. (RCA) in Painting |
| 1975 |
The Royal College of Arts Summer Scholarship to Paris |
| 1976-1977 |
The DAAD Scholarship for Painting in Berlin |
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Exhibited |
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- Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
- Leanne Hull Contemporary Arts, London
- The Royal College of Art
- The Commonwealth Institute, London
- The McMurray Gallery, London
- The Graves Gallery, Sheffield
- The Royal Academy, London
- The Mall Galleries, London
- The Yarrow Gallery, Oundle, Northamptonshire
- Stamford Arts Centre
- The Alfred East Gallery, Kettering
- The City Gallery, Leicester
- Rugby Art Gallery
- University of Leicester, Northampton Centre
- Chichele College
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Private Collections |
USA, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Finland, Germany, Japan, Sweden and France |
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