Ness Cove Beach

About 18 years ago we as a family moved to Devon. Initially based in the coastal town of Sidmouth, East Devon we moved along the Jurassic coastline to finally settle in Teignmouth, South Devon which is again right on the coast. The seas and shoreline of Devon and Cornwall still inspire my work.

 I graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2008 at the University of Plymouth and am a Geopark Ambassador Artist for the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark. Studying film and video art at the University of Plymouth has impacted on the way I paint. I like to include a sense of movement in my work and a sense of escapism. I want the viewer to feel they can walk across the sand or dive into the sea.

My abstract series looks at the play of light on water. It is a more tranquil and peaceful contrast to the first energising wave series. It examines shallow turquoise and emerald seas. I am intrigued the patterns created when sunlight hits the shallow water creating a dance of light and shadow with blue, turquoise, green, and indigo ripples.

These two series have been inspired by the changing colours of ocean with its emerald and turquoise waters, have all had an influence on what I wanted to paint. 

My paintings are oil on canvas as I prefer to work with this medium for its adaptability. In my work I aim to incorporate a process of change and development. For instance, saturated elements are left to dry on the canvas changing over time. Only after a period of waiting the eventual image can be resolved. I apply glazes to further enrich the surface of the work. It is important to me to revisiting a painting several times until I am completely satisfied with the texture and depth of colour in the finished painting.

Oil on Canvas

64x64cm