A landscape artist influenced by coastal plains around Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Borders.
The sea the sky, the sea the sky…
I’m drawn to the ever-changing appearances of our shared environment (waves, weather, plants in the wind) and attempt to catch these fleeting moments and elements.
Materials.
I attempt to reflect these fresh and fleeting interactions by painting rapidly; the paint and media driven, splashed, scrubbed or dripped over the canvas, sketchbook or paper in an attempt to capture the raw experiences of nature. I use a range of media - acrylics, emulsion, industrial paint, spray paint, watercolours, sand, grass, tissue paper, newspaper - during my work but the finished products are more like sketches - the paint scratched, rubbed away, drawn over with pencils and pastels, and/ or splattered with fresh paint to create the finished, usually abstract, work.
Land and Sea.
In my paintings there is always a landscape or seascape element but often the need to quickly capture what is before my eyes is more important, as is documenting my own interaction and attitude with a time and place. I know where I am painting but often viewers would struggle to recognise landmarks or gain a geographical location.
