I have been creating serious, ambitious art full-time since 2003. As subject-matter I am attracted to the power of place and personality, the concept of loss, the boundaries between art and literature and the creation of personal expressionistic responses to our shared cultural heritage. In 2006 I held a solo exhibition of paintings inspired by writers at the Hay Festival. In 2007 I showed works based on an official collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company at venues in London. Also that year I created artworks for Glyndebourne Opera. In 2008 I was artist-in-residence in Edvard Munch's preserved Ekely Studio and since then have been developing ambitious projects inspired by Munch's life and work. A further mission drives me to redefine and explore the limits of portraiture. I have created works based on encounters with several important people from the worlds of art, theatre, music and literature. Some of these works feature on this website. I have written poetry since childhood and see no difference between a poem and a visual creation. Increasingly, my wife Juliet works alongside me on the realization of projects and the publishing of handmade art-form books, and providing workshops where I have an evangelical dedication to the championing of uninhibited expressionism. I love talking about art and have lectured at important venues including The Shakespeare Institute, Compton Verney, Oxford University and The Wallace Collection. I have an honours degree in History and an MA in Education. Thank you for visiting the site. The creation of exciting new art depends on your interest and support.