I was born in Lancashire and have lived in and around the Pendle area all my life. Pendle Hill is a well known landmark in this area of Lancashire and its chief claim to fame is being associated with the Lancashire witches; a small group of mainly very poor local folk who became victims of "witch hunts" at the beginning of the 17 Century. Though the short lived incidents in which they were involved are now four hundred years old, the stories and legends live on and Pendle Hill is a constant reminder of their presence in this area. Pendle Hill and its surrounding area has been painted countless times and as a "local" artist I too have contributed my share of paintings.
Because I have lived and worked in Lancashire all my life, a feeling for the landscape of the area has become second nature to me and with such a close geographical relationship with the subject and a love of the district I feel it subconsciously seeps through, showing in the colour and atmosphere of the paintings.
Brief CV
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
London
Society for All Artists
(Professional Artist of the Year and Best Landscape of the Year 2004)
Liverpool
National Exhibition of Wildlife Art
Nottingham
"Patchings" (A national exhibition organised by “The Artist” magazine)
(Main Prize Winner in 2002/03/04/05/07/08/09/10/11 and “People’s Choice” Winner in 2003/06/09)
Manchester
Manchester Academy of Fine Art (MAFA) Open exhibition
Stockport
Open exhibition (People’s Choice Winner in 2004)
Liverpool/Wirral
Open exhibition (Winner of the First National Open in 2002)
PUBLICATIONS
| Lancashire Life | June 2001 | Pendle Hill paintings | | The Artist Magazine | January 2003 | Alkyd Oil techniques | | The Artist Magazine | January 2004 | Article on texture painting | | Lancashire Magazine | February 2004 | Working methods and showcase | | International Artist | October 2004 | Article on working methods | | “How did you paint that?” | November 2004 | Explaining techniques (USA publication) | | The Artist Magazine | January 2006 | Photography as an aid to painting | | Lancashire Life | November 2006 | Tractors and old vehicles | |
