I first discovered printmaking during my degree at the Ruskin School of Fine Art in Oxford. It was a thrill to use the huge etching presses and see the artworks magically revealed as they peeled away from the plate. When I later learnt a technique for producing lino prints in my own small studio I became hooked for good.
Living in the South Downs fuels my fascination with nature, and particularly floral structures. The morning sun falling on a roadside thistle can literally stop me in my tracks. I regularly sketch in the flowerbeds of my own garden, as well as in the local countryside. The challenge I set myself is to capture the essence of a particular plant in line and shape. Simplicity of form is a strong feature of my work, and a lot of planning and refinement goes into the process.
I live and work in West Sussex with my family and a few other animls.
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