Artist's StatementMy work is mainly autobiographical and often features women and water and ageing.
The women are not swimming but floating and the paintings are more about drifting and maybe reaching for something . Ageing is continuing theme. I draw from life or use my own photographs. Work often concerns the unknown future: children grow up and away to become part of the mass, pets die and we face the fact of our own mortality. It is autobiographical, but hopefully universal.
The fact that much of my work has a connection with water may be because it can be both supportive and treacherous, conveying a feeling of insecurity. It is also, of course, a metaphor for life itself.
Some recent work draws on images of empty rooms, signifying absence and lately I have been painting my garden and my cat for a bit of light relief !

Art StyleRepresentational, Contemporary

Art SubjectsFigurative

Art Materialsacrylic, gouache, watercolour