"Hague Blue Meridian" Painting

I moved to Barcelona shortly after completing my degree enthused by the light and cultural dynamism of the Catalan capital.

I was born in London but spent my formative years growing up in Lyme Regis, England. I moved back to London in the early 90’s to do a Foundation at Chelsea Art College. I studied sculpture at the Hornsey Art College in North London, whose alumni include Richard Wilson, Richard Wentworth and Anish Kapoor including an Erasmus sculpture programme at Valencia University.

Once in Spain I returned to my practice and spent time designing bespoke furniture mainly from steel and wood and working in Interior Design. I set up an artist’s group in a shared studio space. In 2009 I had my first solo show with Tasneem Gallery in Barcelona and then moved to a large studio next to Tapies’ studio in the bohemian Gracia area of the city. My work grew in size and commissions for paintings became a fundamental part of my practice often working with local architects and International clients who walked past my studio.

I was awarded the Artist in Residence at The Boat Building Academy, Lyme Regis 2010/2012 a mutually beneficial working experience where the line between craft, sculpture and painting became further blurred for me. I have a long standing relationship with the Russell Gallery in London, Villa del Arte in Barcelona and the Nordic Art Agency, Sweden. I show at art fairs from Singapore to New York and London

My inspiration is the small, often unnoticed details which make up everyday life: Chimney smoke, burnished gold, patterns under peeling paint, broken stairs leading nowhere, the ravages of time etched onto metal, a pathway through an arid landscape... "Every painting I begin, the layers and texture continue to fascinate me as does the process. My subject matter remains the same, the material itself, the coast, the sea, the moon, the seasons. The ‘lines of desire’ that criss-cross the landscape, time and its corrosive effect on materials and finding the beauty in what we see around us. The world filters into my studio, colour; light, politics, religion, people. Conversations remain with me, maps mesmerize me, travel enthuses me.
Creating and painting is a daily imperative and my studio is a sanctuary of calm.

My primary materials are canvas, oil paint, gold, silver and copper leaf.