Hi!
I am an artist-printmaker based in a small town in the Cheshire countryside and work from my little attic studio where I have a beautiful cast iron etching press.
I love to draw and study through drawing is at the core of everything I do: it's where I learn all about the lines, shapes and shadows of my subject. For me printmaking is an extension of this; it is another way of drawing that enriches and enlivens my messy studies. I adore the physical processes involved and the smells, the touch and the rhythm of print.
My particular interest is intaglio printmaking and especially mezzotint but I enjoy playing with all printmaking processes; you will find a variety on my pages here.
Animals and nature are always my primary inspiration (cows and chickens have been longstanding friends in my sketchbooks).
2023 Group Exhibitions & Fairs
A​ll the Small Things Exhibition, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield - March
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Paper Ink Print, Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington - March
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Liverpool Print Fair, Bluecoat Centre - April
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Cheshire Print Fair, Chester Cathedral - April
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The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair Online - May
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Footprint Gallery Printmakers Fair, Jackfiled - July
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RBSA Summer Show, Birmingham - July
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The Print Fair at Compton Verney - September
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Mid Wales Print Fair, Llanidloes - October
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All the Small Things, Bankside Gallery, London - November
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Southbank Printmakers Mini Print Competition, London - November - Jan
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Christmas Makers Fair at Ilkley Manor House, Ilkley - December
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Haddon Hall's Mercatum Christmas Market, Bakewell - December
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2022 Group Exhibitions & Fairs
RBSA Print Prize Exhibition January -February
Liverpool Print Fair - April
Bath Society of Artists 117th Annual Exhibition - May - July
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ACEarts Open - May - June
Derby Print Open 2022 - June
Fronteer Drawing Exhibition - June
Fronteer The Everyday June - July
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The Print Fair at Compton Verney - September
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The Autumn Art Fair, Landmark Art Centre, Teddington - October
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The Country Living Christmas Fair, BDC London - November
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The Southbank Printmakers Mini Print Competition, London - December