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A Sense of Place

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Andalucia Con Barba Jose Sin Barba Maria
Andalucia: Con Barba Jose, Sin Barba Maria
Andalucia The Wind Blows Warm From Africa
Andalucia The Wind Blows Warm From Africa
Andalucia All The Colours of The Earth
Rajasthan Blue Space
Rajasthan Blue Space
Rajasthan 2nd Danger Painting
Rajasthan 2nd Danger Painting
Rajasthan Blue Carpet Blue Wall
Rajasthan Blue Carpet Blue Wall
Kerala Untitled
Kerala Untitled
Kerala Homespun
Kerala Homespun

Working for extended periods in places with a strong local identity has been central to the development of my work as an artist. In addition to lengthy stays in Wales, Dorset and Venice, I have also worked formally as Artist-in-Residence in Italy (Tuscany), Egypt (Cairo), India (Rajasthan and Kerala), Spain (Andalucia), USA (Nebraska), and Holland (Amsterdam).

These works have evolved slowly, from observational paintings and drawings made directly in situ to semi-abstract studio based creations, which attempt to distill a ‘sense of place’. I work exclusively with locally sourced materials, grinding paints from earth and minerals, scavenging and recycling collage material from the local environment and using motifs that absolutely locate the work to where it is produced.

Histories of places, events and people are recorded, sometimes unwittingly, in the walls and facades we construct, or touch in some way. There is an attempt in this work to strip back those layers, to deconstruct and reveal what lies beneath the surface.

Kerala Just Dreams and Paper
Kerala Just Dreams and Paper
Nebraska Cherries Drop and Sweetly Decompose
Nebraska Cherries Drop and Sweetly Decompose
Nebraska Heartland
Nebraska Heartland
Nebraska Residue
Nebraska Residue
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About Me

Welcome to my portfolio website. There are two sections: one features a small selection of my work as a visual artist, the other a selection of successful projects that I curated, directed, led or project managed within arts development and the public realm.

Identity, place and space link these two areas of work. I draw on specific physical, historical and cultural environments either to inspire and locate my own work or to commission new projects for others.

I founded the b-side festival in 2008 and was Executive Director between 2012-20. During the same time I lectured on the BA Creative Events Management course at AUB and taught Fine Art at Weymouth College.

I moved back to Italy in 2020 and now live and work permanently in Sant' Elena, Venice, Italy.

A current CV can be downloaded from the 'About Me' page on this website.

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