Approaching storm, Isle of Skye Painting

Born London, UK in 1947.
Well educated, and taught art until 1997. I would describe myself as a lively, cheerful and opinionated artist, having taken premature retirement from the world of education. Currently I live in the Highlands of Scotland, outwith Fort William..... geographically challenged, some might say! I have been widowed for the past five years, and cope with my life well. It is full and interesting, and my painting means much to me.

I paint in response to the natural world around me. I am stirred to observe the intensity of colour caused by the quality of light, the changing seasons and the strong spiritual affinity I sense when I visit certain places, which seem special to me.

Cornwall was a spiritual base from which my confidence in my work originated. Now that I am working in Scotland, I find the rich diversity of subject material a great inspiration, but it is the natural world; the lochs, glens, beaches, rocks and watercourses exposed with a clear brightness which stimulates my activities.

I like to work with speed, and to keep a vividness and freshness to my images, and so I often use acrylic paints and inks to achieve my effects. I also paint with experimental techniques, in watercolour, but the richness of colour and the quality of light both manifest themselves in things I do.

All my pictures are suitable for framing either glazed or unglazed.