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I suppose the 'artist thing' has always been in my blood as my grandfather was a wildlife painter out in South Africa and my father is a very good landscape artist when he gets the time. I think I've always drawn. I remember spending hours as a child in my room trying to copy images from cards and other things that had captured my imagination; either that or I'd be writing really bad poetry. I had a 'creative mind' and it used to get me into trouble and embarrass my parents a lot - no change there then!
I've had no formal training as such, although I did spend a year at Winchester Art School completing a Foundation Course. This left me completely disillusioned; I didn't need to go to art school to learn how to express myself by throwing a load of paint about, so I left and got a 'proper job'! I then spent years feeling unfulfilled and frustrated with myself and the longer time went on the stronger these feelings got. Until finally, my partner persuaded me to sign up for a life drawing class, and that was it... the rest is history as they say! I'd found my Grail!
I'm a very methodical person and so decided to spend the next few years learning my trade and equipping myself with the tools that I would need to express myself through my work. Through trial and a great deal of error I found my way to wherever it is that I and my work are at today. I feel honoured to be showing with the Belgravia Gallery in London and for my drawings to be hanging there next to such great masters as Rembrandt and Picasso.
I try not to analyse what I'm drawing too much as I prefer to work instinctively. Usually I will begin each piece from a life model, so she will be my initial inspiration. Lighting is really important to me in my work. I love to use really strong directional light which creates mood and drama. I have a pared down approach to drawing; I don't like to overcomplicate things with props or backgrounds. I want to sharpen the focus on the elegance and natural beauty of the female form. I always say "my works are never narratives; merely moments", and this can be said to be true through all of the themes that I pursue in my work.
The sheer beauty of a single line; the way the light plays on her hair; the feelings conveyed by her body language in an unguarded moment. These are things that inspire me time and time again. Sometimes a sense of peace or misery, the million different emotions that make up human nature, every one of them interests and inspires me.
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