Edinburgh

I studied on the (then exclusive) M.A. Fine Art  Honours degree course at Edinburgh University in conjunction with Edinburgh College of Art  and specialised in drawing and sculpture.  Esteemed tutors  included George Mancini, Bill Scott, William Brotherstone and Vincent Butler.

Sculpture

When I moved to Cambridge  I developed my sculpture and  worked on portrait and figure commissions such as Classical Figures for the Crowne Plaza and portrait of Professor Muriel Bradbrook for Girton College.

Figurative Watercolour

More recently I have concentrated on drawing and painting.  I like to achieve something that is glimpsed, not quite seen, elusive, melancholic or metaphysical.   Working in watercolour and mixed media I aim to capture a fleeting moment of observation with bold contrasts of light and dark.   Think of bright sunlight and deep dark shadows.  

Classes

I seem always to have been teaching, even when I was at University.   I was a tutor at Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS Cambridge) for many years when the College specialised in Art education under the inspirational founding Principal, Elizabeth Armstrong.  I currently run a series of popular life drawing classes which draws in practising artists and designers  and those with a more general interest.  More information in  Cambridge Life Drawing.

Exhibitions

I have exhibited work with Pamela Barrell at the Conservatory Gallery in Cambridge and  take part in group exhibitions at the Albany Gallery in Cardiff.  Annually I open my studio to the public as part of the Cambridge Open Studios.