University of Essex (BA Honours in Art History and Theory of Art , 1983)

I am a British artist living and working in Washington DC.  I paint with oils 'alla prima', working freehand straight on to the canvas without preliminary drawing. It is a fluid, exciting process which requires total concentration. The main focus of my work is the exploration of colour and light and I aim to push the boundaries with colour and form.  I paint both figuratively and abstractly and find the two practices support each other: My abstract sensibilty with colour helps the figurative paintings and the rigour and discipline of the former feed into the abstract work.

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