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‘British-ness’ is a modern day enigma. As the nation becomes increasingly culturally diverse, to describe ‘being British’ is near impossible.
As an artist I do not seek to describe British-ness but to observe, reflect and create works that epitomise the quirks and unusual specificities of British culture.
Most of my inspiration is sourced from popular culture such as the television or the daily newspapers and also from observations in everyday life.
I do this work predominantly through two mediums; painting and photography.
My paintings use scenes and characters: the canvas is a stage, the painting my play. The works have strong elements of Carry On films and of Pantomime which creates an image containing a stereotype of British Humour. I use humour mostly because I am not seeking to make political or emotive pieces of work.
The Pop Art style paintings are bold and bright. The work seems to be like a painted and invented version of what British photographer Martin Paar set out to achieve. The technique itself is one I have been developing for 5 years and I use acrylic paint and Image Maker on canvas. For a long time the technique was what I was most concerned with. I was intrigued by the outcome of fusing photography and paint to make the boundaries blurred between the two mediums. I used Rock icons as my subject matter and I became interested in British-ness through research during this work.
An example of how this thought process materialised was through the painting “When Pete Doherty Gets Knighted”. Thinking of the British quirk of the Royal Family, my painting, “When Pete Doherty Gets Knighted” responded to a newspaper article about British rock stars. Once so anti-establishment, the establishment now fetes them for their contribution to British music.
The rock stars I painted had traits in their youth for which we know Doherty so well - if their track record is anything to go by, the Queen should soon give ‘Sir’ Doherty his knighthood.
With regards to my photographs, I aim to capture the little details which on the surface could seem insignificant and almost mundane. Yet when looking at the image, there isn’t any doubts where about in the world we are looking at. They are taken in a snapshot style to mimic the style of typical family holiday snaps and to retain a truthfulness that is not set up or posed.

Oh to Sunbathe on a British Beach

2006/07

When Pete Doherty Gets Knighted

2006
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas

The Great English Garden Party

2005
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas

Red White and Blue on the Costa Del Blah Blah Blah

2008
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas

Amy Winehouse: Eploitation

2007
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas

McCanns Trial by Kyle

2008
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas

My Life Story So Far Part 1

2008
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas

Houses of Tescoliament

2008
Acrylic and Image Maker on canvas
23 x 33"