The initial inspiration for my paintings comes from the sky; the vastness of it, its cloud formations, rolling and ever changing; the brief bursts of colour at dawn and dusk and the way it makes me feel when I'm outside walking in the elements.
I don't paint in a photo-realistic style because my works are not simply 'paintings of the sky' - there's more to them than that. Expression; spontaneity; impulsive, gestural mark-making & hidden text, pushed from my mind onto the canvas all come together to create dreamy pieces, often viewed as a cross between landscape and skyscape.

Exhibitions

Solo

Sept – Oct 2009 As Yet, Untitled. The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford*
Dates TBC 2009 Fast Soul. The Gallery Bar, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale*
Feb - March 2009 Twilight's Last Gleaming, New Vic Theatre, Newcastle - Under - Lyme

Nov 2008 - Jan 2009 Altostratus II. Deco 5 Gallery, Whitstable, Kent
Sept 2008 Altostratus. Burslem School of Art, Stoke – On - Trent

Nov 2004 Lulu – Rushes. Old Foyer, LUSAD, Loughborough


Selected Group

June 2009 On Your Wall. Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds*
May 2009 Newbloodart. Crane Mews, Twickenham
May - June 2009 Mingle Configuration. turn-berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
April - May 2009 Needhams Open Art: Finalists Exhibition. Needhams Restaurant & Art Gallery, Witchford
Feb - April 2009 Inspired by Nature. Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk
Feb - March 2009 Cloud. Saltburn Gallery, Saltburn by the Sea

Dec 2008 Not on White Paper. Malt Cross Gallery, Nottingham
Dec 2008 UnderGround. Ground Restaurant, London, W4
Nov 2008 - Jan 2009 Off the Shelf. Saltburn Gallery, Saltburn by the Sea
Nov 2008 Christmas Art Fair. The Light Box, London, W4
Nov 2008 Pavilion II. Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury, Bucks
Sept 2008 Looking, Thinking, Drawing. Main Gallery, Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury, Bucks
Sept 2008 Birmingham Arts Fest. Artspace at the Council House, Birmingham City Centre
May - July 2008 Staffordshire Open Art. Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
May 2008 On Your Wall Too. Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds
April 2008 Abstract EXPOsure. Online Juried Exhibition
April – May 2008 New Talent. Artshed Gallery, New Milton, Hampshire
April 2008 UAMO Art Festival. Kunstarkaden, Munich, Germany
March 2008 Hidden Art Exhibition & Sale. View from the Top Gallery, Nottingham
Feb – June 2008 Restful Alertness – Abstract Art Today. Rhonda Schaller Studio, Project Room 2, New York

Oct 2007 Masterworks 2007. In The Vineyard, Eltham, Australia
Oct 2007 LautieriMoores Open. The Gallery In Cork Street, London, W1S
Sept 2007 Standing Room Only. All Saints Old Hall, Altrincham
Aug – Sept 2007 Miniworks. The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford
Aug – Sept 2007 Fresh Art & Design. View from the top Gallery, Nottingham
June – July 2007 Life’s a Beach. Artsite Gallery, Swindon
June – July 2007 Last Orders. Nexus Art Café, Dale Street, Manchester

Dec 2006 - Jan 2007 Christmas Exhibition. Friar Lane Gallery, Nottingham
July 2006 Tri Summer Fest. Pepperton Gallery, London, SE25
July - Aug 2006 Summer Show. Obsidian Art Gallery, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks
July 2006 What is Domestic? One.c South Brent, Devon


Unselected

June 2008 Go Green. The Main Street Gallery, New York
June 2008 6x6x2008. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York
Feb - Mar 2008 Wincoll 1. Angelus Gallery, Winchester

Dec 2007 Allotments. Harrington Mill Studios, Long Eaton, Nottingham
Dec 2007 SALON 2007. D21 Kunstraum Leipzig, Germany
Nov 2007 Visual AIDS: Postcards From the Edge Benefit. James Cohan Gallery, New York
July 2007 Anonymous Postcard Exhibition. FBA & Mall Galleries, London, SW1Y
April 2007 The Postcard Show. EAT Café, Hastings
Jan 2007 Drawing Space. Southwell Artspace, Southwell

Aug 2006 Post It. Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport
July 2006 Summer Open. Waterloo Gallery, London, SE1
June 2005 Untitled. Loughborough University
May 2004 In the Dark… LUSAD Gallery, Loughborough


Awards and Nominations

May 2009 Needhams Open Art: Public Vote - Joint Winner
Nov 2008 SMDC Grant for the Arts
Oct 2007 Lautieri Moores Open (Finalist)
Aug 2004 Cooper Parry, Think Art Competition. Highly Commended Prize


Art Fairs, Auctions & Artist Book Exhibitions

Nov 2008 The Third Manchester Artists' Book Fair. Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University
Nov - Dec 2008 Sheffield Artists’ Book Prize. Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
Nov 2008 A Book for a Lifetime. The Artspace, Nicosia, Cyprus
Oct 2008 Artists' Book Festival. Temple Gallery, Aberfeldy, Scotland
May - June 2008 Re: The Gallery, University of Northampton
March - April 2008 From Book to Book. Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
March 2008 11th Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair. The Parkinson Court, University of Leeds

Nov 2007 Five Toasters High, Autumn Art Auction. The Adelphi, Hunslet Road, Leeds
Sept 2007 The Second Manchester Artists’ Book Fair. Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University
Aug 2007 Booby Birds. Art sale and exhibition to raise money for breast cancer charities. Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow
July 2007 A.I.R Vallauris Benefit Auction. Benefit exhibition and silent auction of small art objects. A.I.R Vallauris, France

Dec 2006 Sitting Room. Alsager Art Gallery, MMU - Alsager Campus. (The exhibition toured internationally until the end of 2008)

* Forthcoming