I am an artist based in Bristol UK. I graduated from Cheltenham and Gloucester Art college in 1999, although I continued to explore making artworks I have only recently returned to making paintings in a more dedicated manner.

For me, making art is about the exploration of ideas and the relationship between myself and the subject via the material of paint. I am interested in the way the self and the subject interact and the way meaning changes and unfolds; and the finished piece is the result of an evolving exploration rather than the result of responding to a fixed idea.

I want this website to reflect this open process so it includes studies and works in progress as I regard this as important as the finished works themselves.

To further my investigation into the craft of painting I have begun to hand make my own oil paints. This creates a more lively paint both in terms of intensity of colour and handling properties.