I have a fascination with ancient places. I have been intrigued by the story of the emergence of the human world from the wild world that has been painstakingly uncovered by the archaeologists trowels. Evolutionary biology, anthropology and palaeontology have likewise contributed ideas for painting and sculpure, so that the relationship between human settlement and biology has emerged as a main thread through my work.
Travelling as part of that investigation, notably to the heartland of the neolithic, has contributed major themes.
Living on the Western edge of Europe, overlooking the Celtic pond of the Irish sea, in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, has also had an impact.
My work is conceptual, but the aesthetic considerations of form, colour and texture contribute their own dynamism almost immediately the work begins. The discoveries implicit in making work have considerably greater importance to me than the finished product.
Lately I have begun making sculpture from wooden boards and wooden blocks.