Biography
I am a mixed media artist living in Eastleigh, Southampton. I attended Hill College, Southampton where a love of art, in particular ceramics and illustration was founded.
After going to the Southampton Institute of Art in 1984/5 I became a photographer, working in a studio in Kent. My love of drawing continued as a hobby until recently when I became self employed. I am mainly self taught and work in graphite pencil (sometimes with a hint of coloured pencil), layering different grades (from 8B upto 2H) on Mellotex paper, until I achieve a very detailed, photo realistic image.
I have been exhibiting in Hampshire since 2009 with great success, at my first Marwell exhibition I sold "Stag Beetles" to Portsmouth Museum and then two more artworks at my first "Best of Hampshire Artists" exhibition at Hilliers Gardens, Romsey. I was thrilled this year to find myself in the finals of BBC Wildlfe Artist of the Year 2010 competition with my "Shoebill" artwork being placed runner-up in the "World Birds" category.
I am a member of Whiteley Art Society, UKCPS, MIWAS and will be exhibiting this year at Mottisfont Abbey, Romsey and Marwell in August, "Best of Hampshire Artists" at Hilliers Gardens, Romsey in September, and as a member of Oakwood Artists I am exhibiting in "Pencil Me In" at the Discovery Centre, Winchester in October 2010.