heavy metal Painting

born in ireland. I live and work in Brighton Sussex. I work as a book designer. This requires a certain type of precision now mediated entirely by computer.I like the process of painting. The compulsion to make marks on walls, paper or whatever is human. It is wth us from a very early age. It is also ritualistic and mysterious. The abstract expressionists encapsulate these ideas to a high degree. I find them inspiring especially Joan Mitchell. I also like a lot from the St Ives group particularly William Scott and Peter Lanyon. My favourite painter is probably Gerhard Richter.My paintings are sometimes autobiographical and I take inspiration from fragments of memory, music, and time passing. Texture and colour are important parts of the process.