Being described as such did however open my awareness to the greater potential of abstract art, the like of which prompted the comment in the first place. Within this context my paintings evolve from simple forms or incredibly complex images subtly blended. Much of my early work was restricted to wildlife studies, mainly birds and occasionally flowers. This interest in nature led to painting landscape, capturing the atmosphere and the elements rather than a photographic accuracy. Working in soft pastel because of its immediacy in capturing changing light of the Ayrshire and Galloway countryside, or watercolour using fresh vibrant colour to evoke the mood of the seasonal changes in the landscape.
Oils tend to be worked in thick paint with palette knife or fingers.
In the past nine years I have exhibited widely in south west Scotland in both one man and joint exhibitions. Commissions on a wide variety of subjects are welcomed.