"I have always considered myself a printmaker, this I suppose has stemmed from drawing or just the execution of making marks.

Printmaking primarily is process driven so results are not always quick. Discovery through painting has introduced me to monoprinting which I find can help in this area.It's a line of inquiry made through the use of simple gestural marks enabled by rag or brush. I've always liked to work in a variety of processes; this can be influenced by circumstances, where in my particular case the emphasis is on spontaneity. 'Nothing remains the same', ideas are always in a 'state of flux'. There is always the fear that an idea might disappear so you approach the work accordingly.

I've had a number of successes with my printmaking over the years, awards, a scholarship to the USA which helped me to further develop my knowledge and therefore enabled me to exhibit prints in international shows.

I lived in Scotland for a number of years and developed an interest in landscape and urban landscape. This influenced my printmaking in particular Etching/Aquatint. I feel I'm responding too many of these influences again but in a different way. "

2010 Printmakers Council Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, Kent.
2010 The Foyer, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.
2010 Someplace Else Inkers, Batley Art Gallery, Batley.
2010 Birds Eye View Inkers, Lupton Square Gallery, Honley.
2009 Birds Eye View Inkers, West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Mirfield.
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