This website is a work in progress giving a flavour of my current practice as an artist
The Auctioneer
Thrilled that ‘The Auctioneer’ has been selected for the RA Summer Exhibition 2025.This charcoal drawing,made live in the sale room at Kirkby Stephen auction mart, shows the many animated postures of an auctioneer during a single sale.
RA Summer Exhibition 17 June – 17 August
Live Drawing at Auction Marts
My work captures energy and dynamic gesture within movement by drawing live, directly from a moving subject. I am currently fascinated by the theatre of the auction mart and draw live at sheep and cattle sales in the Upper Dales, north east England.
I try to capture the energy of busy, noisy mart days, drawing attention to this integral part of rural community, by inviting the viewer directly into the shared space through my expressive and responsive mark making.
My Eco Home/Studio Build with Hempcrete
I was born in Sunderland but moved south in the 1970’s.Now, 40 years on I have come ‘Back to the North’ to Teesdale where I am about to start building an eco home/studio, using Hempcrete. My blog will document this journey.
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