My paintings take their inspiration from observations of the everyday, favouring three main themes which are faces, landscapes and flowers. Working from a photograph or drawing, my paintings often develop into a semi-abstract image triggered by my imagination and a spontaneous play of mark-making with an emphasis on the textural qualities. I experiment using various mediums, including acrylic, varnish, oil and graphite on to gesso panels (similar to plaster and used for icon and fresco paintings) which lends itself to an interesting surface. I try to create something of the quality of ancient frescos and distressed walls which have a nostalgic and timeless effect.

DOB: 1964

Study: 1998-2001 Wimbledon School of Art - Fine Art Painting BA (Hons)

Exhibitions to date include:

May 2010 - Artspace 2010, Barn Galleries, Henley on Thames, January - March 2010 - Sheridan Russell Gallery, 16 Crawford St, Baker St, London,11 - 14 March 2010 - The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea - Sheridan Russell Gallery,11 - 14 March 2010 - The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea - Barn Galleries, Henley 5 - 8 February 2010 - The Affordable Art Fair, Brussels - Sheridan Russell Gallery March 2009 - The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park March - May 2009 - Sheridan Russell Gallery, London February - April 2009 - Chanley Gallery, Holland St, London September-Feb. 2009 - Sheridan Russell Gallery, Crawford Street, London August - October 2008 - Modern Artists Gallery, Pangbourne September 2008 - Henley Exhibitions Centre, Henley-on-Thames May 2008 - Artspace 2008, Henley on Thames March 2008 - The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park November - February 2008 - Modern Artists Gallery, Pangbourne 2001 - 2009 The Sheridan Russell Gallery, London, Oliver Burns, St Albans, 5 Go Mad, Henley Exhibition Centre, Barn Galleries, Henley-on-Thames , The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London West End Art Gallery, Christmas Show, Cheltenham Modern Artists Gallery, Pangbourne, On-the-Wall Exhibition, Olympia, London Festival Gallery, Henley Festival, Barn Galleries, Henley-on-Thames Chelsea Art Fair, Barn Galleries, Kings Road, London The Eton Art Gallery, Eton, Berks, Bettie Morton Gallery, New Origins, Brixton Barn Galleries, Artspace Henley-on-Thames New Ashgate Gallery, Christmas Exhibition, Farnham Bettie Morton Gallery, Brixton Open, Brixtonian Art Prize runner up Rebecca Wordsworth Contemporary Art, The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, Rebecca Wordsworth Contemporary Art, The Affordable Art Fair, Bristol Stroud House Gallery, Treading Boards, Stroud, New Ashgate Gallery, Recent Graduates, Farnham, Babington House, Kilmersdon, Somerset, Ulterior Motif Gallery, 236 Munster Road, Fulham - solo show, Chanly Gallery, 25A Holland Street, Kensington.