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"These pieces came into being as a result of light. Light falling onto a wall in Toulouse. That light produced colours on the wall that changed the course of my artistic life.
Oils were the main medium for my work before this change, but I began to find the restriction of portraiture confining. The light and colours in Toulouse inspired me to work in a more abstract, organic style. The freedom and flow of expression had been in my hands, waiting. It just needed the breathtaking light of Southern France to take shape.
There are inherent boundaries and formal borders when working figuratively. Seeing visual relationships in this new light enabled a crossing of these borders.

There is a definite tension at the edge of the representational. In the past, I have often felt the figurative works were akin to beautiful whispers. These pieces allow me to finally shout. These pieces dissolve the tension.

Exhibited:

The National Portrait Gallery - London.
The New Academy Gallery - London.
The Curwen Gallery - London
Camden Arts Centre - London
Aberdeen Art Gallery - Aberdeen.
The Royal West of England Academy - Bristol.
Chosen as one of 15 artists in the ' Northern Graduates Show' at the New Academy and Curwen Gallery 1999.
Chosen as one of 55 artists worldwide to exhibit in the International BP Portrait Awards 2006 at the National Portrait Gallery.

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