Artist statement
A completely free artist (advised NOT to go to art college, so I studied philosophy and psychology) - unaffiliated to any art movement, genre, or medium; and not tied to any particular materials, methods or techniques. I like exploring new materials, tools, and technologies. Nature, camouflage, perception, beauty, landscapes, art puzzles.
Extended Bio
I’m lucky to be a completely free artist - unaffiliated to any art movement, genre, or medium; and not tied to any particular materials, methods or techniques. My main interest is expressing my creativity and achieving my designs to the best of my ability – using any material/s or techniques I can think of to help me achieve my goals. I like exploring new materials, tools, and technologies: you might call me a tech geek. I’m very interested in pushing art forward – as opposed to continuing centuries-old traditions and techniques. In every historical medium I can think of, past masters in those mediums cannot be matched – let alone surpassed – and I think it’s pointless to try. All artists can do what they like, but I am keen on creating new things. I’m very interested in trying new materials and tools that give new and/or greater creative possibilities.
I like working in resin and acrylic/Perspex (because it has most of the properties of glass, but is much more versatile and safer), faux stained-glass, and wood – but I’m open to any mediums. The bulk of my creative time is spent designing (mainly drawing), and I often do this freehand on a graphics tablet. Sometimes I convert a design into a format that can be used for a computer-controlled machine to cut and/or etch/engrave some, or all, of the design onto sheet material – which I can later enhance/embellish with hand work – like painting. I use lasers, a CNC routing machine, all manner of wood-working machinery – especially precision saws. I design and make my own frames because I often want to do something out of the ordinary with them – like making them double-sided and/or openable.
Longevity of artwork and conservation are pre-eminent in my mind because I want my art to last in pristine condition for a long as possible, and this hugely informs what materials and techniques I use (e.g. inks, paints, glues, papers, card, glass, acrylic, etc.). UV resistance and protection are prime design considerations.
Making art “affordable” is something I am keen to support – which is why I went down the route of being fairly easily able to reproduce some works in materials such as wood and acrylic/Perspex. Some of my original work takes a prodigious amount of time (designing takes the longest, but physically making them is also very slow and labourious (and sometime dangerous!)), and so are only affordable by wealthy individuals and organisations (if I can be persuaded to part with them!); however, by reproducing them – albeit in a different material – using computer-controlled lasers and routers - brings the effort, and therefore costs, right down…
In addition to high-end original work, I offer limited and unlimited reproductions. I use the most secure form of certificates of authentication which are managed by one of the world’s most trusted certifiers – with online verification. These certificates are provided as standard for all my original and limited-edition artworks.
