Statement
I am a retired teacher of excluded children and of children within a psychiatric setting. I have long been convinced of the therapeutic benefit of art. I live near Edinburgh and enjoy painting in oils, gouache and water colour. My main interest is in colour and space and is often a spontaneous action and response to light and landscapes. Experimenting with colour and attuning to its vibrancies is something I love to do. I start most days painting rapidly in a ten minute burst as a warm up for other work and these quick ‘splashabouts’ often inform more considered oil paintings. As a long term meditator I like to work with whatever comes up.
