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I've just read a great article on collecting art - even on a budget - art that YOU like, art that means something to you, not the type of art that is 'trendy' right now. It talks about how much more joy you can get from an art collection when you know the artist, or when the pieces have some emotional meaning to you. And about how an art collection can grow over the years, and morph and change as your budget and taste changes, but how this creates a rich, personal collection that really represents you and your own style and personality.

Last weekend we went to ...

I’ve just completed a small number of little shaped paintings, mostly on aluminium, and one on mdf. I have plans to create a whole series of these,  but I started with these five as an initial experiment, and so I could try techniques out and refine the process. I learned quite a few tricks along the way, including a lot about fugitive colours.

Sometimes the inspiration for my paintings comes from models I have made and photographed in different lighting conditions. Other times I am inspired by places I’ve been, things I’ve experienced or just how a place makes me feel. 

Colour can evoke emotions and memories, and that is what I tried to capture with these paintings.