LEARNING
I studied at art school in Bristol, where I developed my interest in painting and printmaking. My printmaking techniques were further developed at Belfast Print Workshop.
TEACHING
I have taught art, design and experimental filmmaking at universities in Derby, Belfast and Liverpool. I have also worked as a distance learning tutor with The Open College of the Arts.
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MY WORK
In my work I concentrate on light, colour composition and texture.
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This 5 minute experimental film, made during lockdown in May 2020, combines printmaking and animation techniques with live action. I wanted to explore the idea of springtime carrying on as normal, with the arriving swallows and the mayflies in a landscape devoid of people. Locked down in my studio, my connection to these things was in my memories, imagination and creativity. The title grounded worked for me on 3 levels: grounded as in connected to the natural environment and the changing seasons; grounded in terms of laying tone and colour on a metal plate and then working the image; and grounded in the sense of being restricted in my freedom to travel.




Castle Archdale I and II
Monotype on Fabriano, 47 x 63cm
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Autumn in Castle Archdale I and II
Oil on Canvas, 60 x 60cm
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Benaughlin Mountain
Oil on Canvas, 116 x 96cm
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Lough Erne, Trory
Oil on Canvas, 90 x 76cm



Towards Belmore Mountain
Oil on Canvas, 120 x 100cm
Early Morning on Lough Erne
Monotype on Fabriano, 40 x 40cm
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Evening on Lough Erne
Monotype on Fabriano, 40 x 40cm
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