I originally started painting in watercolour over 30 years ago and was elected a Member of the British Watercolour Society in 2003. I now paint landscapes and woodland scenes using soft pastels. I love the vibrancy of the colours and the textures that can be created using this medium. During my walks on the moors and fells in the Dales and the Lake District I use my sketchbook and camera to capture the effects created by the light in the landscape. I love the shafts of light on the landscape when the sun suddenly appears from behind a cloud and spotlights of light appear on the fells and amongst the trees in the woods.
Drawing, Pastel, Pen And Ink, Pen And Wash, Pencil/Charcoal, Watercolour
Landscape or Woodland Scene, Waterscape
Unison, Daler Rowney and Rembrandt pastels, Derwent graphite pencils
1995 - Highly Commended - Won St Cuthbert Mill Award (BSP Exhibition Ilkley) and elected a Companion of the International Guild of Artists (CIGA)
2001 - Elected Associate of the British Watercolour Society (ABWS)
2003 - Elected Member of the British Watercolour Society