The works in this show are primarily inspired by places I have visited.  They stimulate my imagination, and the pictures transport me back to the memories they evoke.  My pictures often work best in pairs and that’s the reason for their display in these relationships.

I’ve also become aware that, although Place is my primary driver, I’ve also made (unconscious) references to the great and the good who have also been stimulated by the same places at other Times, including Canaletto (1697-1768) who painted Warwick Castle and Venice.  There are also the mountain scenes of Casper David Friedrich (1774-1840) especially Morning Mist in the Mountains of 1808.  John Ruskin (1819-1900) made his Venice drawings between 1849 and 1851, and visited the mountains at Chamonix in 1849.  In his turn Ruskin is portrayed by his friend John Everett Millais (1829-1896) in the same alpine space.  That makes the Pre-Raphaelite connection back to Birmingham - the city where I worked as a Chartered Surveyor, and which first piqued my interest with all types of buildings and places.

Painting in watercolour and sketching in graphite or charcoal en plein air is a particular pleasure for me (weather permitting!) and I use a wide range of mediums to keep my attention fresh.

I hope you too enjoy the journey!