to my world as I seek to capture light, emotion and movement through finely detailed portraiture in oils or charcoal.

My work endeavours to capture the spirit of a living soul, drawing you in through the expression in the eye and conveying both the softness and strength of its form.

The eye of my subject is truly the window to its soul and it is here that I will look for the character, emotion and often, the beginnings of a conversation. I will usually start a portrait here and will only move on once I feel that the eye is ‘alive’ with enough depth and intensity. Sometimes, just sometimes, when the magic is right, I can have a conversation with those eyes while I paint.

Originally from New Zealand, I am a realist artist now based in Berkshire, UK. Working mostly in charcoal or oils, I specialize in figurative paintings and drawings of people and animals with a very special love for equine and wildlife subjects.