My love of coastal wildlife began many years ago when I worked on an inshore fishing boat, first in the Bristol Channel and then the English Channel. I now spend many happy hours watching wading birds on the mudflats of the Severn Estuary (the "top" end of the Bristol Channel).
My art is self taught and I work mainly with watercolour and gouache. The paintings form a visual diary of the wildlife I see. The atmosphere of a painting is just as important to me as an accurate representation of the wildlife, so the aspects of water, light and movement are vital in evoking the right "feel".
More recent work includes bold, wildlife collages using a combination of detailed dry brush watercolour with old greetings cards and textiles. An example of this is the Bewick Swan on this page.