At heart, I am an observational artist living and working in the Waveney Valley on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Where possible, I prefer to draw and paint directly in front of the subject - aiming for an objective likeness while also expressing something about how I feel about it. Mostly, I use traditional drawing and painting techniques and materials. However, I also practice drawing directly onto an iPad using an Apple Pencil in Procreate.
Although I no longer teach regularly in my own studio, I demonstrate and offer workshops to art clubs and societies across the UK. I feature Derwent pencils, Daniel Smith oils and watercolours and Pan Pastels in my work and demos.
I am currently President of Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle and Chair of Harleston and Waveney Art Trail. I am also a member of several other painting groups including Southwold Art Circle, East Suffolk Plein Air Painters and the Thursday Painters (a plein air painting group). I am currently the joint organiser of two life drawing groups. I am a Silver Signature member of the UK Colour Pencil Society.