Artist’s Statement

Flowers are the perfect subject, the paradox of capturing their strong intense colour while

describing their delicate transient beauty is the starting point for most of my paintings.

My interest lies principally in exploring colour, light and form through vibrant watercolour

and mixed media.

Biography

Education 1976-1980 Graduated BA(Hons) Edinburgh College of Art

Career 2007- Full time professional artist
            2006- Associate Lecturer in Art Education, University of Paisley
            1991- 2006 Head of Art and Design, Wellington School, Ayr
            1980-Freelance Botanical Artist

Media Trained in Ceramics and woven tapestry but works principally in watercolour, mixed      

              media and oil.

Professional Memberships
Currently, elected Vice-President of Paisley Art Institute
Elected artist member Paisley Art Institute
Elected artist member GSWA

Elected artist member Glasgow Art Club

Awards

The Adam Award PAI 2008

The GSWA Special Award 2007

Solo exhibitions
'Summer Show' The Tollboooth Gallery, Kirkcudbright
‘Botanical Illustrations' The Riverside Gallery, Coleraine

Selected Group Exhibitions
RSW Annual Exhibition, RSA Gallery, Edinburgh
PAI Annual Exhibition, Art Gallery and Museum, Paisley
'Selected Scottish Artists', St Petersburg, Russia
GSWA Annual Exhibition, Lillie Gallery, Milngavie
Edinburgh Festival Exhibition, Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow
Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
Peter Potter Gallery, Haddington
Frames Gallery, Perth
'Images and Reflections', Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr

'Images and Reflections', Gracefield,Dumfries
'Octagon', Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr