Just over a year ago, I moved into my present studio. I had my eye on it and leapt at the opportunity when it became available. It is quite compact and has a high, shallow window that throws in direct sunlight late in the afternoon. There is no heating and the cold can be brutal [...]

As it is winter I set myself the challenge of painting snow. The difficulty came in not wanting an essentially white picture or one created from a neutral colour palette. I was also keen that the overall tone was not cold — bit of a problem with snow. I started thinking about a low sun [...]

A common theme has begun to emerge over the course of my recent paintings. The colour purple. I have not set out on a deliberate path to create works in the colour, though I have consciously explored the use of more of its tones and variations – from the fiery red end of the spectrum [...]

I have been grappling recently with one of the eternal dilemmas for artists. The painting may seem finished, it more or less does everything you want, but something is not quite right, and that thought begins to gnaw. Each time you look at it, you know the painting could be better. So, do you risk [...]