Artist living and working in Aberfeldy.

Studied Glasgow School of Art 1992 – 1996

VAS Professional Member

"Before I start a painting I don’t have a preconceived idea of what it will be. I discover my paintings as I work on them - through the process, in the paint. I play with the materials and see what may emerge, setting out to discover something rather than to state an idea. I am searching for something specific - a recognition of emotional truth, an echo of lived experience. Ultimately the paintings are to be experienced not understood. Mystery is important, as much for me as the viewer. I want them to be strange.

The focus is on abstract forms and the transformations they undergo as much as any images that emerge. Shapes, colours and surfaces can be extraordinary and direct communicators of feeling. I am also fascinated by the space inside the painting, images, forms and suggested narratives. The images and structures change radically as I seek a tension and a sympathy between language and representation."

Awards

RSA Macfarlane prize – RSA 1998 SSWA Special Award – VAS 2009 SSWA Special Award – VAS 2011

Exhibited

Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay
WhiteSpace, Edinburgh
Oseana Art and Cultural Centre, Os, Norway Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Hidden Door Festival, Edinburgh
R.G.I., Glasgow
R.S.A ,Edinburgh
VAS, Edinburgh
SSA, Edinburgh
Tweeddale Museum and Gallery, Peebles Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh
Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow
The Arches, Glasgow
Beatrice Royal Gallery, Southampton