​I studied graphic design at the University of Northumbria and then completed post graduate studies at Leeds, before moving to the South of France. The landscapes there, together with the special quality of the light had a lasting effect on my development as painter.

​Some of my paintings are autobiographical, while others are inspired by the stories I read as a child. There is often a menacing subtext to my imagery recalling the beastliness of  'Red Riding Hood' or 'Beauty and the Beast I am interested in exploring the nature of relationships between people, and also between people and animals, and how this affects the way they perceive their place in the world.

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