Welcome
I have lived in Nottingham for over 35 years. Before the age of 40 I had only ever painted pictures at school, but ill-health meant that I could not lead as active a life as previously. So I have attended painting classes locally, but not received any formal art training. I am a member of a local art group, the Spotted Dog Group, as well as the Nottingham Society of Artists.
I draw inspiration from the world around me, and like many artists, it is the effect of light that inspires me, light which can transform what seems to be a very ordinary scene into something wonderful and magical. I find that inspiration can come from seeing the same scene at different times of day, when the direction of the sun can have such a marked affect on the scene before me. The same is true of different weather conditions.
I hope you too will be inspired by these paintings.
I attend a Quaker Meeting, and Quakers put a lot of emphasis on the ‘light’ of life.
In particular I find inspiration at Attenborough, our local Nature Reserve and by the river Trent, and also from North Norfolk which I visit often, with its wide open skies, creeks, marshes, boats, churches and windmills.