Education & Employment
Medway College of Art & Design | 1968 - 1972 |
St Lukes College of Education | 1973 - 1975 |
I worked from 1975 until 2002 as an art teacher, which I left to concentrate on developing my own work. The main focus for this work has been reflections on natural forms and landscapes, our interactions with and within them and subsequently the fragile balance that we do, or try to, hold together.
Both my painting and printmaking (etching & collagraphs) are mainly abstract & explore my interest in colour and texture.
I have not lost my links with education and community work. I give private painting lessons, run a local evening class and have worked in our three local prisons with both prisoners and their families.
Throughout my career I have also illustrated books and magazines, including material for community education projets and sex education material.
Most of my paintings and prints sold are in small private collections in Britain, Europe and Australia
Exhibitions
2014 | Land Edge Arts | Group |
2014 | Exeter Open Studios | Group |
2013 | Showbrooke printers | Group |
2013 | Devon Open Studio | Solo |
2012 | Steel yard Arts Christmas | Group |
2012 | Open Studio Crediton | Solo |
2012 | D.A.N at the R.D. & E | Group |
2012 | Lyme Regis Open | Group |
2011 | Devon Open Studios | Group |
2011 | Hatherleigh Arts Festival | Group |
2011 | Ripplefest, Plymouth | Group |
2010 | Devon Open Studio group | Group |
2010 | Diversity Gallery | Group |
2010 | Copplestone Open Studio | Solo |
2009 | Wellbeing Health Centre, Exeter | Solo |
2009 | Yeoford Open | Group |
2007 - 2009 | Gallery 86, Crediton | Group |
2007 | Devon Open Studio, St Lawrence Chapel, Crediton | Group |
2007 | Devon Art Works | Group |
2006 | Wellbeing Health Centre, Exeter | Solo |
2005 | 9 Days of Art | Solo |
2004 | Open house Exhibition, Penstone | Solo |
Community Projects
2003 - 2005 | Prisoners Advice and Care Trust (PACT): | Work with prisoners' families in Dartmoor, Exeter and Channings Wood prisons. |
Explaining Prison: | Work with prisoners from Channings Wood prison to make a booklet to explain prison life to prisoners' young children. |
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2006 | String of Pearls: | Design of information leaflet and workshops. |
2006 | Apause: | Illustrations for sex education material for schools. |