Please explore the articles below to find out more about my practice and the works in progress in my studio. Here is also the place I spread the news of what things are planned and in the pipeline for the future.
I'm honoured to have been elected a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. This marks the culmination of five years of focused work charting a course through maritime themes rhythms and memory deepening my connection to the sea in both subject and setting it's a privilege to join a society his legacy has long inspired my practice and I look forward to exhibiting with fellow members in the years ahead.
Royal Society of Marine Artists 2025
I'm thrilled to have received The Classic Boat Prize at this year's Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition. It came as a complete surprise, I generally couldn't believe it when I heard.
This recognition means a great deal especially given the calibre of the work on display at the deep tradition behind the award, I'm grateful to the judges and honoured to be part of a community that celebrates the injuring relationship between art and the sea.
- 17th July 2025 to 20th August 2025
Watching the Golden Light
The time spent watching the light of the early morning sun has resulted in a new series of works painted onto gold leaf, view the complete collecting at the Tonic Gallery Salcombe.
- 11th June 2025 to 13th June 2025
- Douarnenez, Brittany, France
Grayhound Art Residency 2025
Grayhound is a 5/6th replica 3 masted UK customs lugger. I will be onboard in June 2025 as Artist in residence learning to sail her and enjoying this unique views of the Brittany coastline from an historic vessel.
The resulting paintings will be shown at The Royal Society of Marine Artists later in the year.
Arrival
The morning unfolds in hushed tones, the kind that belong to roads before sunrise. My headlights carve a soft tunnel through the mist, revealing fleeting glimpses of the French countryside: wet earth, low-lying fog pooling in fields, the occasional...