My arts practice

I am a drawer and teacher of art. My passion for teaching probably eclipses my love of drawing. However, my life would be greatly diminished without either one of them. Each balances, informs, and enriches the other.

My motivation to draw

I fell in love with drawing at art school within the formalised routines of the life drawing studio.

I always draw from life with a live life model in the studio. Every drawing involves an intense engagement in the process of looking, seeing, learning, and visual experimentation.

I’m fascinated by the physicality of space, the physicality of the figure within that space, and the motivations, emotions, and endeavours of the human spirit. I strive to find the essence and simplicity within the figure to create images that express a hopeful, mindful vision of humanity.

Drawings use a broad and gestural visual language. With a love of line, mark-making and material, I tend to get directly involved using fingers and hands as part of the drawing process.

The expressive potential of my materials enables me to express my artistic voice. I draw with a mix of charcoal, graphite and pitt pencils, soft pastels, oils pastels, and paint-sticks on paper.