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As a self-taught artist, I have painted since childhood exploring drawing, water-colour and oil painting in my formative years. Having obtained a Fine Art “A” level back in 1970 I was encouraged by work colleagues to persevere with my paintings and drawings, undertaking a few commissions on the way. However, it was not until 1996, that through an evening class things really began for me when, by a stroke of luck, I discovered pastel.

Pastels lit a fire in me I had never experienced. There was a real urgency and vitality in my painting and those pastels released an energy I did not know I had. Since then, my early retirement and the building of my studio in Hutton, Essex I am developing my art career - without hindrance.

Landscapes and townscapes have since become my forte. I have entered local and national competitions and exhibitions with some success. My art materials travel with me everywhere, Italy and the Caribbean firm favourites. I enjoy capturing local scenes, and work “en plein air” whenever I can. I also undertake commissions and teach workshops from my studio, give demonstrations to art groups across Essex and teach two local art groups. Pastel and more recently, water-colour full day workshops are now regular events and well attended with very positive feedback. I am planning specific topic based workshops e.g "colour in music and paint", "towards abstraction" and "fragmentation art". Please see current projects for details.

New for 2008 - PAINTING HOLIDAYS - three completely different locations in Europe - one must suit surely - hope to see you there.

Some of my paintings have been reproduced into greeting cards and prints of various sizes. I offer to produce a greeting card to commission clients as well.

Harwoodart - 9 Delta Road, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex CM13 1NG England

This page was last updated on 02/27/08.