About me

I am a practising artist now based in West Sussex, working in various media including acrylics, oils, pastels and Chinese ink, as well as pens and pencils. I was based in Ipswich until March 2025.

My works have appeared in various galleries and shows including Town Hall Galleries, Ipswich, The Freudian Sheep, Subterranean Arts, The Hold, St Andrews Church, Rushmere, Framlingham Castle, Prettys Solicitors and Kerseys Solicitors. I have also had some of my painting on on display at the Ipswich and Suffolk Club for many years.  I have painted portraits of one serving mayor of Ipswich, one previous mayor and one previous Leader of Ipswich Borough Council.

My intellectual interests are in many areas of philosophy and history. Some of my work has been either inspired from, or been inspiration for, my intellectual studies which sometimes have also been the subject of public talks. My portrait of Marcus Aurelius was support for my talk on this famous Stoic Roman Emperor at Ipswich Town Hall and University of Suffolk in 2012. My ‘Lame Deer’ 5 painting series in the Town Hall was the centre piece of a talk about this key Native American thinker in 2013, repeated several times since.

I used to do a 'thought for the day' slot on BBC Radio Suffolk, a five minute slot where I talk about deep subjects with reference to personal insights and experience, often with a creative perspective. My aim has always been to suggest subjects and help people think about them, never to lecture them as to how they should.   In March 2023, Graham Cleaver, a presenter on Ipswich Community Radio (icr) suggested a do a podcast in the same style which he would then air on on his Monday breakfast show.  He still does even though I have though I moved to West Sussex in April 2025!   A library of all my podcast episodes is here. Most also appear as I do them on my 'Blog and Podcast' page.  I welcome comments on each episode and you will see many insightful ones there.

      Come for the musings, stay for the art

      Come for the art, stay for the musings

    (thanks to Forster Church for that catchphrase!)

If I was to be asked what is distinctive about me as an artist it would be that I engage as much as on the left hand side of the brain (intellectual/rational) as the right hand (creative) to decide upon and to move within my projects. This process defines much of my subject matter and its expression. But I leave it to others to give their views of my art! -There are some comments on the Testimonials page on my site which do just that.