Biography
I’m a British born artist, living in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia. My work doesn’t follow fashions or trends, I follow my creative instinct and I collaborate, drawing inspiration from everyday life and people, nature, music and a wealth of modern artists and illustrators. After studying art and photography, I’ve spent my entire professional life as a photographer and creative director, exploring both traditional and contemporary camera, darkroom and digital technique. There’s no formula or category to my work, but whatever or whoever the subject, my approach is with a bold style, that without a camera and pencil and paper alike, just wouldn’t be possible.
My Process.
Ideas begin in the sketchbook, before being translated into often painstakingly detailed studio or location photography of every element necessary to the final image. This will of course be the main subject matter, but also details like textures, flora, reflections or found objects that give context to the overall piece. Only once all of the individual content has been shot can the creative and architectural collage process begin. This can take hours or days, depending on seemingly no reason. It is a fluid process that can often end up bearing little or no resemblance to the initial sketches, and there is a quiet, often humorous ambiguity to the final constructions that invites the viewer to draw conclusions based on their own experiences and visual reference.
I am far more interested to hear the unique and widely varied interpretations of others than I am inclined to instruct the viewer on what i believe they should see. That’s the good stuff. The stuff I’m truly fascinated by.
The final images are printed on archival museum rag, and are unique 1 of 1 signed single editions only.
The work comes alive in a bigger size and the more you look at it, the more new stories continue to develop.
