During the first lockdown I applied to Arts Council England for funding to work on a collaborative project with a ceramist.

I would like to send everybody my very best wishes and hope that you all stay healthy and safe during these troubling times. As I’m...

I was recently interview for the latest newsletter from Hope Art , talking about my approach to painting and inspiration.

I was pleased to hear that "Burning Light" was purchased by Gallery Oldham for their permanent collection. It means the painting will now...

Norman Lewis (1909 –1979) is an important but overlooked figure in American abstraction. Lewis was the first major African American abstract

One of my paintings can be seen on the cover of Together - Marsden the Poetry Village Anthology 2019, which is to be launched on 13th...

Although my work does cross over at times in to abstraction, observation painting and drawing are important to the final piece. Painting...

The local landscape, and Marsden Moor in particular, is such an important part of my life and my work. To see the numerous recent fires...

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best...

My work has featured on a number of poetry books, and in some cases I create new work in response to the poems themselves, collaborating...

During this year's Slaithwaite Arts Fetival I had the pleasure of being involved in a "Paint Off" at Globe Arts, along with Claire...

As well as having new work in the main exhibition at Holmfirth Artweek, I'm also showing work at the Fringe venues at Enjoy Art and...