ART STUFF

I have been painting and exhibiting since 1980 and believe good draftmanship is a prerequisite of good art and I always have a drawing book in use, drawing from life and experience. Generally the “life” helps to realise form and structure, while the “experience” lets me move ideas forward.

My work is about the process of making a picture. I let the works swap ideas each picture influencing the next. When an idea, a mark, or a colour works on one, I use it on others. I work on board (mdf) were I like to feel the resistance of the surface and I use acrylics which lets me reform the painting, block out areas and change colour balances fast, but I also use canvas and oil, when the picture lets me. I am interested in letting the picture develop from within itself. Allowing shape and colour, texture and mark to suggest the next, letting the image dictate and change the form. The lino cut has become an important part of my work, where the graphic and immediate mark-making suit the way I think. So far.

DESIGN STUFF

Since the early 1980's I have produced design and art for a variety of companies and individuals. I created and developed design for St. Helens College of Technology in the earlier 80's. I was the design manager for DIOL Ltd (a small publising company) producing material for clients such as; ASDA, B&Q, Woolworths, Murco, Ladbrokes and Mecca. At the National Grid Co plc I created a wide-variety of design from redundancy/severance packs, annual reports, international presentations to training materials, health information, etc. For 16 years as EG Art I've produced design, illustration and web sites for numerous small and large companies; The National Grid, Relate, United Utilities, Watson Wyatt, North West Water, London Electric, Crown House Technologies along with a host of smaller companies and consultancies.