Welcome !
I am an artist based in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. Until recently I lived in Glasgow, where I was based for over 20 years, my work developing within the flourishing figurative art scene in Scotland.
On this website you can find out a bit more about me, browse through a selection of my figurative oil paintings, and read some of my thoughts about my work.
For some time now I have been working on an extensive series of figurative paintings under the title Art and Not-art, focusing on the relationships between people, artworks and architecture, in particular in the context of national museums and art galleries.
Recently I have explored the symbolic role of the picture frame as a gateway to another world, a fictional "artistic realm" created by the painting. In these works I have depicted figures and objects apparently entering or emerging from framed paintings.
I have also looked at the effect of removing works of art from their usual context, placing them in unfamiliar environments such as seas, skies or deserts.
News
My recent solo show Museum Pieces opened in Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow in June this year; my work can currently be seen at Art Exposure Gallery Glasgow, and at Alpha Art and the Morningside Gallery in Edinburgh.
My paintings will also feature in a two-person show along with those of Joe O'Brien, at Alpha Art during the Edinburgh Festival, from 13th August.
figurative art
