Artist’s bio
I grew up in the East Midlands, moving to London as a graduate for the next chapter of my life. After studying Art at A-level, I chose to read Maths at the University of Nottingham and am now a Chartered Accountant with a fulltime career in Corporate Tax. As one observer at my first exhibition said, this is my alter ego.
As a teenager, I always admired Anselm Kiefer’s work – his huge canvases with deep crevices where the layers of paint had started to crack and peel away, exposing something else beneath the surface. I have taken inspiration from his work and aspire to have a studio in the future where I can explore with scale as well as medium and colour.
Mars was my first series, painted 9 years ago, where I experimented with stones and a glue gun before painting acrylic over the top to see how the materials complimented each other. The colour of the triptych is dark, much like Kiefer’s early work, but as with all of my textured canvases, can look very different in different light, different places and at different times of the day.
I grew up in the East Midlands, moving to London as a graduate for the next chapter of my life. After studying Art at A-level, I chose to read Maths at the University of Nottingham and am now a Chartered Accountant with a fulltime career in Corporate Tax. As one observer at my first exhibition said, this is my alter ego.
As a teenager, I always admired Anselm Kiefer’s work – his huge canvases with deep crevices where the layers of paint had started to crack and peel away, exposing something else beneath the surface. I have taken inspiration from his work and aspire to have a studio in the future where I can explore with scale as well as medium and colour.
Mars was my first series, painted 9 years ago, where I experimented with stones and a glue gun before painting acrylic over the top to see how the materials complimented each other. The colour of the triptych is dark, much like Kiefer’s early work, but as with all of my textured canvases, can look very different in different light, different places and at different times of the day.
More recently, I have explored with brighter colours and my latest pieces have taken inspiration from cosmic elements – perhaps my maths and physics background trying to break through in abstract form?
I am certain this is also influenced by Emma Lindstrohm whose bright fluid paintings caught my eye on Instagram. Social media, more generally, is a big source of inspiration for me as it’s so prominent for my generation.
I am certain this is also influenced by Emma Lindstrohm whose bright fluid paintings caught my eye on Instagram. Social media, more generally, is a big source of inspiration for me as it’s so prominent for my generation.
The marble effect pieces were painted with my own home in mind, inspired by my original Victorian marble fireplace surround. I enjoy the contrast between the bright, powerful work and the calm, subtle effect of muted colours merging into a unique piece outside of my control. All of my paintings look different when I come back to them and have dried – which I love.
I paint my contemporary pieces in my modest flat in South West London in my spare time as a release and escape from my hectic corporate world.
I paint my contemporary pieces in my modest flat in South West London in my spare time as a release and escape from my hectic corporate world.
Having started selling my work and taking my first commissions in 2017, at the age of 26, I am excited to try even more new techniques and use colours I might not have picked myself to expand my collection and see my work evolve. Watch this space.