Guernsey's dramatic coastline and rough winter seas have long been my inspiration, as too the beautiful changing light and moods of the Lake District and anywhere else for that matter. I am drawn to atmosphere and light and I love to create dramatic land and seascapes from life or from photographs I have taken and sketches I have made from nature in all of its moods. I love to paint "en plein air" but I am also just as happy in my studio at home where I can imagine myself back in the atmosphere of the location where I took the photograph or sketched the scene but with the added bonus of my favourite music playing in the background.

 

 

              Awards & Exhibitions:-

 

                 August 2004  - "Best in Show" in the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition, Guernsey

                 March 2006   - The Lee Baglin Memorial trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for excellence in        

                                            drawing

                 March 2007   - The Sir Havilland de Sausmarez trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for excellence  

                                            in general art

                 March 2008   - The Sir Havilland de Sausmarez trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for excellence

                                            in general art

                 August 2009  - "Best in Show" in the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition, Guernsey

                 Feb 2010       -  Debut Solo Exhibition at Guernsey Picture Framers & Art Gallery

                 August 2010  - "Best in Show" in the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition , Guernsey

                 March 2011   - The Sir Havilland de Sausmarez trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for excellence

                                            in general art                                                                                                      

                 May 2011      -  Exhibition at Guernsey Picture Framers & Art Gallery

                 March 2012   - The Lee Baglin Memorial trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for excellence in  

                                            drawing

                 October 2012 - Exhibition at Guernsey Picture Framers & Art Gallery

               August 2013 -  "Best in Show" in the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition, Guernsey

                Mar/Apr 2014 -  Exhibition at Guernsey Picture Framers & Art Gallery

                August 2014 -  "Best in Show" in the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Annual Exhibition, Guernsey

               March 2015   -  The Sir Havilland de Sausmarez trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for excellence  

                                          in general art

                March 2016   -  Le Patourel trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for best painting in exhibition

                Jun/Sept 2016 - awarded Best Amateur Seascape painting in SAA Artist of the Year competition/exhibition

               Aug/Sept 2016 - Joint exhibition with Petra Palmeri at Guernsey Picture Framers, Guernsey

            Aug 2016     -   "Best in Show" in the Sarnia Arts & Crafts Annual exhibition, Guernsey

                Apr/May 2018 - Solo exhibition at Guernsey Picture Framers

                June 2018      -  Winner of Sarnia Arts & Crafts En Plein Air Competition judged by the Guernsey National Trust

                March 2019   -  Le Patourel Trophy in the Guernsey Eisteddfod for best painting in exhibition

                July 2020      - Selected for exhibition in the Open Arts Patchings competition run by The Artist magazine

 

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