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Artist Statement
I create bold, vibrant, uplifting artworks celebrating colour, energy, and life. My work is designed to bring joy and positivity, offering a moment of brightness in an often-chaotic world. Through playful compositions and dynamic forms, I aim to evoke happiness and bring a smile to the viewer’s face.

At the heart of my practice is a love for familiar shapes, patterns, and nostalgic influences drawn from childhood and travel. My Table Series, for example, is inspired by objects that hold personal significance—cherished family possessions, gifts from friends, my wife’s scarf, or souvenirs collected from travels. I strive to awaken old recollections while creating new ones, capturing warmth, connection, and a sense of home.

Above all, I seek to create art that sparks joy, evokes nostalgia, and leaves a lasting impression.

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Biography
Although I’ve always loved art, I only began exploring it seriously shortly before retirement. Based in Midlothian, I’m fully engaged in a creative practice that draws deeply on lived experience. This background brings a thoughtful, intuitive quality to my approach—valuing emotion, spontaneity, and a sense of connection. I’m especially drawn to colour, pattern, and the quiet beauty of everyday moments. My art reflects a playful spirit and a desire to create something joyful, uplifting, and emotionally resonant.

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Education & Training

  • 2024–25 – Advanced Studio Practice, Leith School of Art 

  • 2024 – Scotland Wild at Art, Lewis & Harris (10-day residency)

  • 2024 – Paintbox Summer School

  • 2023 – Bridge House Art, Ullapool (Printmaking, one week)

  • 2023–24 – Leith School of Art, One Year Printmaking Course

  • 2022–23 – Leith School of Art, One Year Painting Course

  • 2021–22 – Leith School of Art, One Year Painting Course

  • 2020–21 – Leith School of Art, One Year Painting Course

  • 2019 onwards – Various evening and weekend art courses

 

Recognition

  • 2025 - Shortlisted, Visual Art Open

  • 2024 – Shortlisted, Chelsea Art Society Annual Show

  • 2024 – Longlisted, Visual Art Open

  • 2023 – Longlisted, Visual Art Open

 

Exhibitions

Upcoming

  • Eleven Painters – Dundas Street Exhibition

  • An Talla Solais, Ullapool – Open Exhibition

  • Macmillan Art Show 2025

  • The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool

Recent Highlights

2025

  • Visual Art Scotland – Artists & Makers Market, Dalkeith Palace

  • Pittenweem Arts Festival

  • Leith School of Art – Summer Exhibition

  • MacGregor Fine Art, Glasgow – Spring Exhibition

  • Borders Art Fair, Kelso

  • Gallery 141, Castle Douglas

2024

  • Galleria Luti, Callander

  • Edinburgh Art Fair

  • Macmillan Art Show, Edinburgh

  • An Talla Solais, Ullapool – Open Exhibition

  • Eleven Painters – Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh

  • DAIL Collective, Dundee – Flora, Fauna & Funga

  • Studio 44 Gallery, Largs

  • Moy Mackay Gallery, Peebles

  • Leith School of Art – Summer Exhibition

2023

  • Times Square, New York – Digital Billboard Exhibition (New Year’s Eve)

  • Edinburgh Art Fair

  • Eleven Painters – Dundas Street Gallery

  • Soutra Café, Scottish Borders

  • Leith School of Art – Summer Exhibition

2022

  • Eleven Painters – Dundas Street Gallery

  • Leith School of Art – Summer Exhibition

2021

  • Leith School of Art – Summer Exhibition

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