ABOUT

Thankyou for your interest in Stripy Art.
It is not all about stripes but they do feature a lot in my work.
For over 25 years now, I have been painting stripy land and seascapes that are minimalist, yet instantly recognisable.
The stripes are painted freehand in acrylics on canvas.
It can be intense work and with a head full of idea's, I sometimes I feel the need to get creative with other mediums and styles.
I have recently introduced a collection of rough stripe paintings and am currently working on new photo designs.
I find inspiration wherever I go. I am constantly taking photographs or sketching, excited by a beach I may have seen a hundred times or the lay of the land in a different light or season.
I am a keen walker and enjoy reading and writing poems.

I have lived by the coast most of my life.
Born in Watford in 1968. Moved to the Isle of Wight with my family in 1979.

I started painting in 2000, selling vibrant art to visitors and locals on the Isle of Wight.
I moved to Dorset in 2012 which enabled me to explore this beautiful county and branch out with my art.
Around this time I began to design my very popular range of travel prints of towns and villages around Isle of Wight and the U.K.

Connections to the Island remained strong, so I returned in June 2018.
It is lovely to be back home and I am now represented by galleries here on the I.O.W, Dorset and Wiltshire.

I have had local exhibitions here and in Dorset. My work has also been shown in America via the London based gallery, Trowbridge Gallery.
I am a member of the National Acrylic Painters Association and have exhibited with them at the Crypt, St Ives, Cornwall and Kennaway House in Devon.