Watercolour & Embroidery
Whether I am an artist who writes or a poet who paints I’m never sure. Both emanate from the same source and I doubt whether one is more
significant than the other.
I have exhibited here on the island, in Jersey the UK and in France, the latter as part of a collaborative art collective. I have published two collections of paintings and poetry.
I am rarely inspired to draw from life, from reality My inspiration is founded in feeling rather than a visual stimulation.
I have no pre-conceived plan of the outcome of the image when I first put pencil to paper. Once I actually pick up a brush, I feel my way into the image and into colour. It is not a conscious action but a sensation that encapsulates me physically. As I regard my palette, I feel drawn to particular colours. Each image is a mystery journey from its outset to its conclusion.
When I regard the completed painting, I feel much like an individual in a gallery ‘seeing it’ for the first time. I need to keep the image close for a time to familiarise myself with it.
Sometimes as I’m painting, a story evolves in my head but not necessarily one that I convey to the viewer. My medium is and always has been watercolour though I do not use it in the conventional sense. I usually use the paint directly from the tube with little dilution which produces intensity of colour. In the main I use very fine brushes as much of the work is finely detailed.
I do not and cannot paint to order. Over the years I have been asked many times if I have travelled to South America or Africa. I have even had reference made to Aboriginal art as my paintings seemed to be reminiscent of the artwork of these places. The answer is No.
I also create hand stitched embroideries often based on my paintings
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