About the Artist.

Born in Feilding, New Zealand in 1941. Schooled in South Africa, then travelled to the UK where I lived in London for 11 yrs. Here at Chelsea and then Briglin Pottery I learned my basic pottery skills. Worked as a self employed potter in London for the following 8 yrs. Then returned to New Zealand and potted for a further 20 yrs.
I am now an artist resident in Rotorua, NZ and have been painting full time for 9 yrs.

As a potter I had several Solo Exhibitions.
Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North.
Allicat Gallery, Auckland.
Antipodes Gallery, Wellington.

I have received two Fletcher Merit Awards and have had pots exhibited at the Faenza exhibition in Italy.

I have had Solo Painting Exhibitions at The Taupo Art Gallery and also exhibited work at The Hamurana Gallery in Rotorua

About My work.

My paintings are personal and intuitive. They are internal, drawn from experiences and emotions. They are rarely preplanned but evolve as paint is applied, removed, then reapplied. Most works are intended to be abstract but at times reality enters the work uninvited. Curve battles angle, vivid colour seeks to dominate or be subdued by tone or form. There is a constant battle against the intrusion of reality, not always won. The works are meant to be deciphered by each individual, not the artist. We must each take what we find in the work, the experience should be individual not collective.

Knowing when to stop is almost as important as starting. But not quite.

Though a New Zealand artist, the works are not necessarily New Zealand in Character. They could have been done in London, Cairo or New York. In fact some were done in New York. What occurs springs from internal feelings, desires and fantascies. The journey is not always pleasant or pleasing, but its an honest trip undertaken by the artist.
You may like to join the journey.

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