BIOGRAPHY

My current painting is about the light and dark within myself. All things and all people; the yin and the yang. I collect images, ideas, fragments of poetry and songs in my sketchbooks; these are catalysts for my creative process. I transform these elements into paintings in my studio, bringing my inner world to the outside.

Born in in the swinging 60’s, I grew up amongst the busy urban buzz of life, I had a talent for art while at school. I decided to do BA Hon’s Degree in Graphic Design at ; my design was highly illustrative, full of inky mark making, words and image together within poetry or a narrative.

I started exhibiting my work during the early 80’s, in , and continued painting and exhibiting whilst in Hong Kong, and later in . I had moved to in the mid 80’s and later became a Hong Kong Resident. In the end I spent just a little over eleven Years in , I travelled widely, I was never without my sketchbook.

I have always been impressed by the simplicity of calligraphy and the elegance of Zen, while in . Fascinated by the language I studied the evolution of Chinese Characters at the ‘School of Oriental and African Studies’ and a Masters Degree in Visual Communication at the ‘’ in 1995.

My work changed dramatically, striving to simplify, taking on board all I had learnt. The stories of ancient history, language, philosophy and anthropology take me on visual adventures of discovery and decipherment. Yet, it is the simplicity and quality of mark making that I find magical.

My paintings are currently in ‘Skylark Galleries’ on ’s 'Southbank' and are collected internationally. Past exhibitions in: ’s Gallery, the Gallery @ Oxo, The Victoria and Albert Museum Archive, K2 Gallery in .

I have done a variety of commissions and both solo and mixed shows. I work on collaborations with other organisations and artists including Skylark gall