Paintings created with Love

Artist’s bio

There are two sides to my art; the bright, colourful side and in contrast, the darker, more pensive side. But hey, I'm a Gemini, so my work is bound to reflect that!

Far from being the 'tortured' type of artist who wishes to remain mysterious and aloof, like the ones we imagine lunging furiously at their canvases and wearing oversized and paint-covered smocks, the fact is, I am quite ordinary!  Not that my friends or family would agree, I'm sure, but I have never lunged at a canvas in my life (though I once karate kicked one... that painting was baaad!) and I have even been known to paint in my pyjamas! 

So, you see, as a person (though I hope not as an artist) I am quite frankly, bog standard!

I can talk about myself as a third party if you like, or even describe myself as an onion with many layers, blah, blah... but the truth is, I am definitely more of a banana than an onion.

Feeling stifled and over-influenced by the modern way of teaching, I abandoned art school within the first year. Instead, I decided that there is only one way (for me) to become an unfeigned artist and that is to paint from my heart, the way it comes naturally. So, against most of today's teaching methods, I embraced the traditional way of oil painting. Fell in love with it actually.

I won my first award in 2016 and since then, my work has been published multiple times. My paintings now hang in private collections around the world and most recently, one of my paintings was displayed at the Mall Galleries Summer Exhibition, 2022.

Much of my inspiration comes from the playful light and distortions, from shiny and reflective objects. Focusing on the play of light is a wonderful way of seeing things differently. The object will always look different depending on the quality of light that is hitting it, and that is what I find so fascinating.

I am continually attracted to warmth and light; the amber glow of a flickering candle against a glass will do it for me every time. And a little tipple in there is always most welcome.

Cheers!