Garden Shadows
(12x12 ) O/B

'African Cloth Still Life'
(14" x18"0 o/c)

About the Artist

As a painter, my influences have been the Scottish Colourists, for breaking colour rules, Bonnard , for breaking those of perspective , and Matisse, for dispensing with all the rules! My two decades in Kenya influenced my fascination with light and shade, and forced me to consider ways of creating mood , atmosphere and a 'sense of place' on the picture plane. This challenge endures in the development of my work.

Since returning to London and Scotland, my visions are altered by urban ambience, the dizzy city views of my studio, and contrasting place-scapes in Scotland. Trees remain an essential visual ingredient, as do patterns in still life, and unusual composition in all genres.

My journeys continue-----

West Dulwich View
36" by 36" ( O / C )

'House at Twilight'
(12" x 12") Pastel

'Lillies in the Library'
(14" x 14") O/C