ARTIST BIO

Qualifications / Training

2015 – Tutor in oils -  Leigh Pitt

2014 – Tutor in oils – Elise Judd

1986-88 Life drawing – Toni Bucknell, Tutor

1982-84 Photographic StudiesCollege – Melbourne

1969-71 Dip.M. - LondonMetropolitanUniversity

1960-63 Dip. Ceramics (Honours) – StaffordshireUniversity

Exhibitions / Awards

 The Bayside Artshow 2016

Quadrant Gallery – Living Space Exhibition Nov / Dec ’15 – (selected artists) – exhibiting by invitation

 Malvern Artists’ Society – 2015 Winter Exhibition – 2^nd prize

 Malvern Artists’ Society – Challenge Exhibition – Sept. 2015 – Highly Commended

 Box Hill Rotary 51^st Annual Art Show – exhibiting by invitation (Dec. ’15)

 Quadrant Gallery – 2014 Summer Exhibition ll – general exhibition

 PSC Exhibition - black and white photography - landscape and architectural subjects – High Achievement Award

 Creative Processes

 I work in several genres – principally seascapes and urban streetscapes.

My interest is in the contrast between light and dark, with the aim of drawing the viewer into the image and beyond. In some works I attempt to highlight the contrast through reflected light and shadows. Some paintings aim to create a sense of drama or mystery, (e.g. Urban Winter Evening 1&2, Hope Alley). Other approaches are to create strong structural or architectural images (e.g. Railway Bridge) or wistful/tranquil moods (e.g. Evening in Paris)