I love paper
Working on paper allows me to develop imagery more quickly and intuitively than painting on canvas, which presents a lot of technical issues so is less spontaneous. I'm enjoying this paper phase, but look forward to discovering how this will feed back into...
First box
My First Box The first box of pastels I've ever owned, see how perfect they are, how pure and luminous the colours. Never quite knew what to do with them, but I'm in the process of liberating them from their state of grace. Now my fingers feel dry and powdery,...
Project: ‘Stories from Phoenix’
Project: 'Stories from Phoenix' This is a creative collaboration I'm working on with Belinda Greenhalgh & Ottilie Hainsworth. We're exploring the story of Phoenix Art Space in Brighton, which was originally called 'Eye Level' and set up by artists in 1992....
Exhibition Views: A Palm & A Wave
Views of our exhibition at the Fishing Quarter Gallery this summer. An amazing setting on the Brighton seafront.
Exhibition: A Palm & A Wave
16 - 20 July, 2025.Open Wednesday - Sunday 11 am - 5 pm I will be showing paintings connected to Hawaii - volcanoes, legends and family history. Alasdair Willis has created a series of six photo books based on Hawaii and Brighton, which will be for sale, along with...
New Book: ‘Magic Island’
Magic Island: Paintings & Drawings Features full colour photographs of oil paintings and mixed-media works on paper created between 2002 and 2022, plus short written pieces. Published March 2023 Paperback, 21.6 x 21.6 cm, 34 pages / 27 full...
New Book: ‘Reunion’
Reunion: Paintings & Drawings (rev. March 2023) Each book features full colour photographs of oil paintings and mixed-media works on paper created between 2002 and 2022, plus short written pieces. Paperback, 21.6 x 21.6 cm, 56 pages, 48 full colour...
Open Studios
Saturday & Sunday, 20 – 21 May 2023, 11am – 5pm