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I make both paintings and wall-hung constructions, and more recently have begun to incorporate the two approaches in one piece. The work, mainly abstract, is about colour and balance and the intrinsic qualities of found materials. Much of the wood and other objects for the constructions I find on beaches and estuaries round the UK; shape and texture provide a starting point. Without the suggestive bits and pieces culled from the sea, the blank canvas with which a painting starts places more of an emphasis on colour and the vocabulary of marks and shapes I choose to develop. A strong element of water and the sea often emerges, particularly with the constructions. Design and symbolism evolve in the course of the making. I seldom follow through a pre-conceived idea but usually let the work lead me, spending a good deal of time looking and trying to get a feel for the right next step. I work in acrylics which makes it easy to overpaint and change direction if I want to. Completion is that point where the whole thing seems to stand up and bear looking at. |
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Born 1942. Lived and worked in North West of England since 1970. 1987-1988. CNAA post Graduate Diploma in Art Therapy, Herts College of Art and Design, St Albans, Herts. Member of Luneside Artists Co-operative Studios in Lancaster 1989-2005 Member of Lunesdale Studio Trail since 2007 Exhibitions: 1986 Watermark Gallery, Ambleside. Also participated in many collective shows at various venues across England. |
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