This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
The Quiet Logic of Togetherness
20” x 20” (50cm x 50cm) Acrylic on 100% PET (polyethylene terephthalate) canvas. Mounted in a light oak, hand crafted frame.
The Quiet Logic of Togetherness (I adore this title) brings together a collection of overlapping shapes and colours to explore how difference can sit in harmony. Cooler tones flow across the surface while warmer accents create gentle points of contrast. Each form remains distinct, yet their edges meet and merge, suggesting a calm balance. The composition reflects the idea that connection often emerges quietly, through the simple act of sharing space.
This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
Northern Thread
12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) Acrylic on canvas board. Mounted in a handmade black wooden inset frame.
Northern Thread weaves together looping lines, etched textures, the cool Arctic tones to explore the idea of movement across frozen landscapes. A vivid red line anchors the composition, suggesting a path, memory or connection running through the shifting forms. The layered surfaces and geometric fragments hint at mapping and navigation without depicting a specific place. The work captures the sense of tracing one’s way through the North – quiet, deliberate, and shaped by both the seen and the unseen.
This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
Tilted Axis
12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) Acrylic on wooden panel. Mounted in a handmade white wooden inset frame.
Tilted Axis brings together bold geometric forms and layered colour to suggest Arctic landscapes subtly off balance. The interplay of shapes and textured brushwork creates a sense of quiet movement, reflecting how small shifts in light or perspective can transform a place.
This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
Orbital Silence
12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) Acrylic on wooden panel. Mounted in a handmade white wooden inset frame.
Explores the tension between warmth and cold within an Arctic environment. A dominant red-orange circular form anchors the composition, contrasted by cooler tones and geometric elements that reference mapping, navigation, and observation. The layered textures and diagrammatic marks suggest a landscape shaped by both natural forces and human attempts to understand them. The painting captures a moment of stillness, inviting viewers to consider the Arctic as a place defined by quiet, light and special clarity.
This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
Balance in Motion
12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) Acrylic on wooden panel. Mounted in a white inset frame.
This work explores the tension between movement and stillness. A central circular form anchors the composition, surrounded by sweeping brushstrokes and layered colour fields. The interplay of warm and cool tones creates a sense of dynamic balance, suggesting a moment of pause within motion. The painting invites reflection on how energy, emotion and form can converge around a shared centre.
This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
Shared Axis
20” x 20” (50cm x 50cm) Acrylic and collage on canvas. Mounted in a hand-made white, wooden inset frame.
Shared Axis combines circular and angular forms to examine how movement and structure can coexist within a shared space. Layers of colour and intersecting lines introduce a sense of rhythm, creating moments where contrasting elements align. The composition holds a steady balance, inviting the viewer to consider how separate forces can meet along a common axis and contribute to a larger, connected whole.
This painting is part of a series, ‘Arctic Traces’, which brings together a collection of seven abstract works that explore the marks, movements, and quiet shifts found within the Arctic. I was lucky enough to travel to this area and was completely enthralled with the space and light and dramatic scenery. Rather than depicting the Arctic directly, the paintings translate its atmosphere into colour, form, and layered texture. Each piece carries a sense of navigation – lines that loop or intersect, shapes that tilt or drift, and surfaces that hold the memory of what lies beneath.
Across the collection, recurring motifs echo the language of mapping and observation: circles, arcs, geometric fragments, and etched marks that hint at routes, bearings, and the human impulse to orient ourselves in vast spaces. These elements sit alongside expressive brushwork and bold colour contrasts, creating a balance between structure and intuition.
Together, the works form a cohesive exploration of how place can be felt as much as seen. ‘Arctic Traces’ invites viewers to follow these visual pathways and consider the subtle shifts – of light, temperature, or perspective – that shape our experience of the Northern hemisphere.
Held in Motion
12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) Acrylic on canvas board. Mounted in a hand-crafted light grey, wooden inset frame.
This work explores the tension between form and fluidity. A bold looping gesture anchors the composition, intersecting with layered fields of colour and fractured textures. The interplay of smooth and cracked surfaces suggests a process of emergence – where connection is not fixed but constantly forming. The painting invites reflection on how movement, memory and material can converge in shared space.
‘Charting the Unseen’ is inspired by a sea crossing from Greenland to Newfoundland and is part of a set of four paintings.
It is 12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) and is an acrylic painting on wood panel mounted in a hand crafted, grey inset frame.
My inspiration for all four paintings came from sketches I made during twilight and early morning, using charcoal and oil pastels. Also, from the dozens of photographs I took and later cropped. One of the things I began to explore here was deconstructing what I saw, choosing the shapes and textures and colours which moved me. I’m really happy with all four paintings and that’s a lot to do with how they take me back not only to the physical place but the emotions I was feeling and that’s a real mood lifter!
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‘Mooring Line’ is inspired by a sea crossing from Greenland to Newfoundland and is part of a set of four paintings.
It is 12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) and is an acrylic painting on wood panel mounted in a hand crafted, grey inset frame.
My inspiration for all four paintings came from sketches I made during twilight and early morning, using charcoal and oil pastels. Also, from the dozens of photographs I took and later cropped. One of the things I began to explore here was deconstructing what I saw, choosing the shapes and textures and colours which moved me. I’m really happy with all four paintings and that’s a lot to do with how they take me back not only to the physical place but the emotions I was feeling and that’s a real mood lifter!
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‘The Rock Beneath’ is inspired by a sea crossing from Greenland to Newfoundland and is part of a set of four paintings.
It is 12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) and is an acrylic painting on wood panel mounted in a hand crafted, grey inset frame.
My inspiration for all four paintings came from sketches I made during twilight and early morning, using charcoal and oil pastels. Also, from the dozens of photographs I took and later cropped. One of the things I began to explore here was deconstructing what I saw, choosing the shapes and textures and colours which moved me. I’m really happy with all four paintings and that’s a lot to do with how they take me back not only to the physical place but the emotions I was feeling and that’s a real mood lifter!
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Very happy to present 'Salt Light'
18" x 24" (46cm x 61cm)
Acrylic painting on canvas, presented in a hand crafted, white floating frame (2"/5cm deep)
Salt Light captures the fleeting shimmer where ocean mist meets morning sun. Inspired by a cruise around Newfoundland, this abstract composition layers teal, turquoise, and rust in a dance of elemental contrasts — water and stone, clarity and haze. Geometric fragments drift through textured brushwork, suggesting maps, sails, or ice floes glimpsed from a ship’s deck. The central blue pulse anchors the piece like a deep current, while peach and white accents evoke warmth breaking through northern chill.
This work invites quiet contemplation — a memory of motion, light, and salt carried home.
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‘Salt Wind’ is inspired by a sea crossing from Greenland to Newfoundland and is part of a set of four paintings.
It is 12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm) and is an acrylic painting on wood panel mounted in a hand crafted, grey inset frame.
My inspiration for all four paintings came from sketches I made during twilight and early morning, using charcoal and oil pastels. Also, from the dozens of photographs I took and later cropped. One of the things I began to explore here was deconstructing what I saw, choosing the shapes and textures and colours which moved me. I’m really happy with all four paintings and that’s a lot to do with how they take me back not only to the physical place but the emotions I was feeling and that’s a real mood lifter!
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‘Sunset Fjord’ captures the fleeting brilliance of dawn as it dances across icy waters. A diagonal cascade of crimson, ochre, and white slices through the canvase like sunlight refraceted on a glacial tide, evoking both motion and stillness.
Surrounding hues of teal, violet and deep marine suggest the cold serenity of Arctic depths, while textured layers hint at geological memory - rock, ice and sky in quiet dialogue.
The composition balances bold gesture with atmospheric subtlety, inviting the viewer into a moment of elemental awakening, where warmth meets frost and light begins its daily ascent.
‘Sunset Fjord’ is a 16” x 16” (40cm x 40cm approx) acrylic painting on canvas, mounted in a handcrafted white inset frame.
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A little bit more detail of ‘Sunset Fjord’
Bold, layered, and evocative, ‘Autumn Seeds’ captures the sensory richness of South Derbyshire’s countryside in the turning season. Inspired by walks through hedgerows and fading fields, the painting pulses with earthy ochres, deep teals, and crisp whites—each brushstroke a memory of seed pods split open, tangled brambles, and the low golden light of October. Organic shapes nestle among geometric fragments, suggesting both the wild scatter of nature and the quiet rhythm of cultivated land. The composition is dynamic yet grounded, echoing the tension between decay and renewal that defines autumn’s edge.
This is a 16” x 16” (41cm x 41cm) acrylic painting on canvas, mounting in a white floating frame 1.5” (4cm) deep.
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Introducing ‘Magenta Passage’, an acrylic painting on canvas, 20” x 20” (51cm x 51cm) and mounted in a hand crafted floating frame (1.5”/4cm deep).
This piece was inspired by a journey through the Gulf of St Lawrence into Quebec, capturing impressions of shifting coastlines, port towns, and the rhythm of travel. Strong vertical and diagonal forms suggest movement and direction, while circular shapes hint at waypoints or moments of pause. The palette blends rich reds, blues and soft neutrals, with layered textures and fine lines adding depth and energy.
‘Magenta Passage’ reflects the experience of transition - between places, moods, and light - offering a visual record of a coastal route seen through an abstract lens.
Original triptych, acrylic on wooden panels
‘Postcards from the Arctic Edge’
Three square windows into a journey north. We arrived in silence - teal skies stretched above icefields, the hush of the ancient snow.
But warmth lingered; in the orange glow of a midnight sun, in the rusted edge of a fishing boat, in the kindness of strangers wrapped in pelts.
Each panel holds a moment - painted not just from sight but from feeling.
This is the Arctic as remembered; cold and bright, quiet and bold, a place where colour remains long after we leave.
Acrylic paint on wooden panels
Three panels measuring approximately 12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm)
Mounted in white inset frames (includes fixings and postage within the UK).
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Polar Suns
These three original paintings radiate the emotional journey through the Arctic - each one a layered memory in pigment and texture.
Each painting blends the sketch like lines with bold, expressive colour, suggesting the hidden architecture of Arctic terrain beneath layers of snow and time.
The hues reflect the Arctic’s surprising warmth and complexity. A visual diary of transformation, capturing the tension between permanence and change.
Acrylic paint on wooden panels.
Three panels measuring approximately 8” x 8” (20cm x 20cm)
Mounted in neutral grey inset frames.
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Like shards of memory caught in a gust, ‘Fragments in Motion’ dances stillness and momentum. This abstract composition invites the viewer into a moment of quiet upheaval - where colour fractures, soft edges blur, and movement becomes emotion. Inspired by the fleeting beauty of change, it captures tension between holding on and letting go. A piece for those drawn to the poetry of transition, and the grace of impermanence.
Acrylic Paint on wood panel
Measuring approximately 12” x 12” (30cm x 30cm). Mounted in black inset frame.
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