Creating a convincing sense of the third dimension in painting is one of the medium's enduring challenges. There are many ways to render depth and recession — through perspective, tonal gradation, atmospheric colour — but some painters have pursued a more direct solution: the physical projection of paint beyond the picture plane into actual space. Van Gogh, Willem de Kooning, Frank Auerbach, and Anselm Kiefer are all painters known for the palpable, tactile presence of their

' The Archaeology of Thought' Oil and cold wax 60 x 60 cm

A Minimalist abstract painting based on water and clouds

‘High White Fen’ 80 x 40 on Cradled Board (Detail ‘High White Fen’) Detail ‘ High White Fen’ If someone told you that a painting of a...

‘Devil’s Dyke’ Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 130 x 4 cm Running along the top of Devil’s Dyke is a narrow causeway. At this time of year it is...

‘Westmoor’ 100 x 150 x 4cm ‘Westmoor’ (Detail) The Fens around Ely come to life with colour at this time of year. The intense yellow...

In painting, unconventional materials generate unexpected effects and unpredictable outcomes. They interact in ways that are difficult to anticipate and impossible to fully control — and that is precisely their value. The reassurance offered by conventional artists' materials can also be a constraint: knowing in advance what you will get tends to produce work that confirms rather than discovers. Deploying unfamiliar materials is a high-risk strategy, but it opens up new possi

'Reflections in the New Forest' — Artist Residency Work 'Reflections in the New Forest' is one of a group of paintings made during my residency in the New Forest. The title refers both to the literal reflections of trees and sky in the forest pools and streams, and to the more general quality of reflection — of looking back, of seeing the landscape in relation to memory and experience — that the residency encouraged. The Residency The New Forest residency was a period of sust

Acrylic on Paper 20 ” x 16″ The geometric forms in Paul Klee’s compositions have always fascinated me. There is a natural rhythm to his...

A painting inspired by the warmth and vibrancy of the Sun. For me, the shapes and colours of this work on hand made paper reflect the...

Saturated Colour and Abstraction — Acrylic on Canvas This group of paintings explores the expressive possibilities of saturated colour in an abstract context. Colour, in these works, is not descriptive — it does not refer to the colour of a specific landscape or object — but structural: it organises the composition, creates spatial relationships, and generates emotional resonance. Acrylic and Colour Acrylic paint is particularly well suited to the exploration of saturated col

As Winter relentlessly approaches I return to the world of fully saturated colour to reprise the warmth and light of the sun. Colour...

‘Elasticity’ Umberto Boccioini Museo del Novecento ‘Elasticity’ Umberto Boccioini Museo del Novecento It would be a minor miracle to...

What do I mean by reverse archaeology? That archaeology may have something to offer painting is less complicated than you might imagine....

This is a large oil painting on a 122cm x 92cm professional quality canvas. It is semi abstract and expressionistic in terms of technique...

'Counterpoint' — A Painting Inspired by Music The title of this painting refers to the musical technique of counterpoint — the relationship between two or more melodic lines that are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and contour. It is a concept that has long interested me as a painter, because it describes something that painting can do: hold two or more visual elements in productive tension, each one modifying the other without either one dominating. Mus

‘Half Moon’ 60 x 60 x 4 cm on Canvas My painting ‘Half Moon’, currently on exhibition at the Babylon Gallery in Ely has just been...

Somersham Fen 40 x 40 x 4 cm This painting based on Somersham Fen has been created using oil and cold wax medium on a canvas stretcher....

‘Neu Wald’ This highly textured painting on a solid oak block has just been sold to a collector in Scotland. Oak has a very dense grain...

Just completed setting up the exhibition last night at the Locker Cafe. Many thanks to John, the owner of the Locker art cafe for his...