The Forest - Limited Edition of 20 Artwork

I've been committed to a creative occupation for 25 years. From involvement as part of a pop duo through my experimentation as an animator and artist Ive gathered a wealth of experience and imagery that continuously informs my work. An early dependency on other worlds inspired by the art books I had access to mingled with the delights offered by the telly. Batman and Marine Boy pranced around the Hieronymus Bosch landscape in my head. When I got round to peeking between the covers of an old "Atomage" bondage magazine I was primed and ready. A specialization in animation has augmented a persistent exploration of psychological constraint. Themes of confinement and enthrallment have been present throughout much of my illustration work and have culminated in the Rubberfish animation web-site and the subsequent Ms Swat series of animations and prints. Episodes from the series have been presented at various festivals and competitions worldwide, most notably Bristol Animated Encounters and the Zagreb Film Festival. The bold design and ambiguity of the storylines and characters are well suited to abbreviation and the abstracted prints and storyboards that have resulted continue to resonate with the tension between menace and humour.