Artist Statement:
“Most of my inspiration comes from the surrounding countryside of my home in Lanarkshire and from my frequent visits to France. In my Landscape paintings I am more interested in creating an atmosphere rather than a photographic image. This can be the damp, dreich Scottish weather or the sunlit paintings of Provence. However, my most recent work has been Still Life with the simplification of shapes and space. It is also important to me that I keep the application of the paint as fresh looking as possible with the brush marks and scrapings still evident in the finished work. How I can apply all of this to the textures and shapes of landscapes is still an ongoing process.”