Much of my artwork is inspired by the Welsh landscape, both rural and urban. While walking the Wales Coastal Path I passed the steelworks at Port Talbot and was impressed by the drama and contrast between the bursts of steam and the intriguing shapes of the industrial buildings. More locally I have recently focussed on the old tracks, holloways and field boundaries on the edge of the Black Mountains, which evoke the long history of human interaction with the land. I have also been stimulated by travels further afield, such as to Iceland and the Faroes with their extreme and colourful landscapes.
I was an academic for most of my working life but always had an interest in art. I attended numerous part-time courses, for example at the Royal Drawing School, the City Lit, Central Saint Martins, and Art Courses Wales with Niel Bally. When I retired from my post as Professor of Urban Planning at the LSE I was able to devote more time to drawing and painting.
Exhibitions:
A solo exhibition ‘STEELworks’ at the London Ply Gallery in February 2017. Some of this work was also shown later that year in the Attic Gallery in Swansea.
I have also contributed to numerous group shows, such as the Black Mountain Painters exhibition in the Chapel Gallery, Bromyard.
My work was also selected for a number of open exhibitions, including The Derwent Drawing Prize Exhibition (2020), The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition (2021), The Wales Contemporary International Exhibitions (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) and The Director’s Cut of the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (2023).
