Clays, The Strand
Exmouth painting East DevonLiving by the Exe estuary in Devon, my home location is a continuous source of inspiration. I am interested in our human desire to leave land and the ways we find to do this. Swimming in the estuary, I am always aware of the moment my feet leave the ground. I was born on a boat to parents who lived on the water.
I enjoy exploring effects of translucency, layering colours as glazes in gesso, ink, gouache and watercolour; methods that show what lies beneath the surface. The village is one of the few in the area where there is still small scale commercial fishing. My practice is partly an attempt to document this activity and record the ebb and flow of life that revolves around the harbour.
I run Creative Watercolour workshops at Seaglass Gallery in Lympstone. Along with selling work at this gallery I also show regularly at the Mall Galleries (RI and RBA exhibitions).
