44 Red Scar Drive, Scarborough, YO12 5RQ      Tel. 01723 371140  e-mail

56 x 37 cms Pastel 2007 NFS	65 x 55 cms. Pastel NFS	54 x 46 cms. Pastel 2007 NFS	52 x 40 cms Pastel 2007 £180.00	40 x 30 cms PASTEL £180.00
40 X 30 cms. Pastel 2008 NFS

Artist’s Statement

I have always had a passion for drawing and painting. Perhaps even more than this I am compelled by some inner force to somehow convey our three dimensional world into a believable two dimensional form, which if all the vital ingredients of inspiration, skill and that indefinable something are present may lead to a successful result.

The overwhelming inspiration for my work is light. I especially love the challenge of chasing this changeling and trying to express its ephemerally through paint. My aim is to capture a moment which may never exist in quite the same form again. A painting either ‘sinks or swims’ at its first execution - it rarely gets a second chance!

To achieve this I prefer to work directly in front of the subject for the shortest time needed to catch this elusive quality. The immediacy of the pastel medium suits this purpose for me. My most recent work is involved with exploring colour by building up layers of primary colour, rather than relying on ready made blends. I am also experimenting with the rich and varied effects that can be created through mixed media.

Driffield School 1969 - 1976

Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln 1976 -1980 - B.Ed in Art, English and Education.

1982 to date - Full time career in nursing. Presently working in Scarborough.

Ferens Open 1988 to date, Yorkshire Pastel Society, Keighley 1991., North Yorks. Open, Pannett Gallery, Whitby 2002, Beverley Art Gallery Open Exhibition, 2003, Celebrating the Wolds, 2004 (venue as above), Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, 2003 - two man exhibition. Alex May Gallery, Bridlington, 2007 - three man exhibition, Memorial Hall, Pickering, 2007 six man exhibition, Sledmere - The Triton Gallery 2007, The Wolds Gallery, Oct. 2008 - Jan. 18^th 2009, Driffield Art Club Annual Exhibitions, Ayton Art club Annual Exhibitions, Private collections in the UK.