I am a graduate of the Crawford Art School and hold a Batchelors Degree in Fine Art. For as long as I can remember I have had an interest in art, and started drawing as soon as I could hold a paintbrush or pencil in my hand. A persistant interest in my work as in a lot of other artist’s was the element of realism.
Click on a small image to enlarge My influences come from some of the great Renaissance painters, Carrvaggio, Michelangelo but to name a few. What intrigued me in particular about their work was their unbelieveable ability to recreate realistic scenes with ease. Also the painting techniques used at that time were valuable to me as I studied their old methods and practices and I use them myself in my work. But in order for me to find my own original style I encorporated both old and new techniques in my work. My present work deals with the idea of the viewer interacting with the work visually. This is achieved by abstracting some fundemental elements from the painting like for example colour, tone and form. This in fact does go against the grain of a traditional painter. But in my opinion it gives the painting a harmony: all the information is'nt there so therefore the viewer must involve himself or herself into the piece. I would like to travel in the future with my work. For example maybe having a tour with a exhibition displaying in gallerys all over Europe.