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Biography
Preferred Medium:
OIL ON CANVAS
Preferred Style:
FIGURATIVE,SEMI-SURREAL,NARRATIVE.
Describe your early memories of your emerging talent as an artist?:
Being helped by my father who was a talented water-colourist with school art projects and getting good marks. Also the presence of an Edward Wadsworth print in our home would set me off day-dreaming and make me want to stay in and paint while the other kids were outside playing football. Seeing Dali's work cemented my desire to become a successful painter at an early age.
Formal Training:
B.A Honours Degree Fine Art University of Ulster.
Informal Training:
Would consider myself mostly self taught,learnt nothing at Art College!
Other influences:
The Surrealists;DeChirico,Magritte. The Scottish Realists of the early 90's;Stephen Conroy and Stephen Campbell. The music of The Doors and frequent visits to California,also the local landscape where I live at Tyrella Beach in the North of Ireland-one of the most beautiful places on Earth!
Admired Artists:
DeChirico,Dali,Stephen Conroy,Nicholas Jolly,Hilo Chen.
Role of figurative art:
" If a man wants to become an artist then he must first cut out his own tongue" Henri Mattise.
Other Interests:
Canoeing,cycling.
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Guest Article: How do you like your art?
I have worked in the art world for almost ten years and every now and then I am still surprised by the different viewpoints that exist on the topic. For example, when I work I have a very functional view - I tend to think of an artwork as a thing made out of canvas, paint, steel, bronze, plastic or a combination of materials. This thing (or pair of things) needs to be framed, installed, condition checked, repaired, crated, flown, customs cleared, preferably not damaged and especially not lost.
