‘My work is a celebration of light filled moments revealed in rich and vibrant oil paint using my personal visual language of fresh and direct brushmarks. Painting en plein air is central to my practice but I am equally at home working from a model, still life or interior. I find beauty in the ordinary, mundane and intimate rather than the grand vista. Coastal locations, domestic interiors and gardens and allotments provide me with rich and endless subject material.
My approach is one of simplicity and economy, striving to make every mark count in my earnest pursuance of capturing the poetry of a fleeting effect of light.’
2024 The Le Clerk Fowle medal for an outstanding group of paintings at the Royal Institute of Oil painters exhibition
2024 The spirit of Rockport award at the Cape Ann Plein Air event, Massachusetts
2024 The Artists Choice Award at Forgotten Coast en plein air, Florida
2024 Third prize in the Quick Draw at Forgotten Coast en plein air, Florida
2024 Finalist in the Almenara Art Award, Cordoba, Spain
2023 The Menena Joy Schwabe Award for an outstanding oil painter at the Royal Institute of Oil painters exhibition
2023 Bronze award at Art in the Open, Ireland's plein air festival
2022 The Architecture Award at the Laguna Plein air invitational, Laguna Beach
2020 First place in the Oil painters of America wet paint competition international category
2019 Winner of the Dry Red Press Award at the Royal Institute of Oil painters exhibition
2019 Winner of the Great Art Award at Patchings art centre/The Artist exhibition
2019 The Artist exhibition award
2018 The Dartington crystal chalice at the Royal Institute of Oil painters
2017 Artists choice award at the Paradise Paint Out, Florida
2016 Winner of the Mall Galleries Bookshop Greetings Card Award, Royal Society of Marine Artists
2016 Winner of the Great Art Award at The Artist exhibition
2015 Winner of the Great Art Award at The Artist exhibition
2014 First prize winner at the Paint Out Norwich invitational
2014 Rosemary brushes award at A brush with the broads event
2014 First prize at the Buxton Spa prize plein air competition
2014 The Artist purchase prize award selected by Ken Howard RA
2014 The Artist exhibition award
2014 Pro Arte award at The Artist exhibition
2013 The Royal Talens prize in the The Artist exhibition
2013 Honourable mention award at the Forgotten Coast en plein air Quick Draw
2012 Winner of the Royal Institute of Oil painters portrait painting event
2012 Winner of the Making a Mark plein air plus blog award
2012 Winner of The Artist magazine charity Christmas card competition.
2012 The Pro Arte prize and The Artist exhibition award at The Artist exhibition award
2012 Awarded ‘Artist of the Year 2012’ by the SAA, Society of All Artists
2006 Young Artist’s award at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters finalist
2005 Young Artist’s award at the Royal Institute of Oil painters finalist
2005 Willoughby Memorial Trust open exhibition professional category first prize
1998 Second prize in the Winsor & Newton Young Artists Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters
1997 Third prize in the Winsor & Newton Young Artists Award at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition
1994 Winner of Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast portrait competition