welcome

My subject matter is essentially Scottish, places that have special meaning to me, places where the history of people and their landscape are closely bound together. my work attempts a timeless quality, while representing the spirit of a place. I am often drawn to magical times of day or season, and to memories of Scottish tradition and ritual.

Diverse influences include Scottish painting before the 'colourists', Pringle, Guthrie, Cameron and Walton, and small scale work of Seurat, Vuillard, Pinkham-Ryder, Whistler and Turner, Photography is also important to me as both source and influence, notably amateur and early primitive images.

Recent work is in media of - acrylic, oil, conte, pastel and photography on supports of wood panel or paper, using the natural grain and texture of these materials as integral elements of the final work.

commissions:

I have produced commissions for private and corporate clients, from small to large scale works mostly on wood panels, please contact me for details and prices.

awards:

PURCHASE PRIZE 2000 SCOTTISH DRAWING COMPETITION - PAISLEY ART INSTITUTE

ARNOLD CLARK PRIZE 2001 - PAISLEY ART INSTITUTE

ASPECT PRIZE 2005 - FINALIST

some galleries which show my work:

ABERFELDY GALLERY www.aberfeldygallery.co.uk

BYARD ART CAMBRIDGE www.byardart.co.uk

BOHUN GALLERY HENLEY-ON-THAMES www.bohungallery.co.uk

BROUGHTON GALLERY www.broughtongallery.co.uk

THE EDINBURGH GALLERY www.art-edinburgh.com

FRAMES GALLERY PERTH www.framesgallery.co.uk

MANSFIELD PARK GALLERY GLASGOW www.mansfieldparkgallery.com

RIVERSIDE GALLERY STONEHAVEN www.riverside-gallery.com

SMITHY GALLERY BLANEFIELD www.smithygallery.co.uk

STRATHEARN GALLERY CRIEFF www.strathearn-gallery.com

WILSON DAVIS QUARRIERS VILLAGE BRIDGE OF WEIR www.wilsondavis.co.uk

WHITEHOUSE GALLERY KIRKCUDBRIGHT www.whitehousegallery.com