I am a creative visual artist, living in Bath. My drawings and sculptures of animals, birds and the human figure are deeply rooted in the observation of form as it moves through space and time. In recent years many of my images have been shaped through contact and participation in various dance forms or developed through my interest in the human condition and its aspirations.

In my work can be found quick, gestural images, or large considered drawings. There are albatross in flight and dancers made out of steel, or ciment fondu figures stepping onto steel tightropes. Drawings related to dance and movement have appeared in various publications such as Feldenkrais, Middle Eastern Dance and Contact Quarterly journals. 

To compliment my personal studio work, I also accept drawing and sculptural commissions, and have at least twenty years experience running workshops based on drawing skills and working with the live figure.

Dance Voice website
Widcombe Studios website

Early life
Born in London. Childhood spent in New Forest, Nigeria and London.

Education
2001 National Certificate in Dance Movement Therapy
1971-74 Diploma in Art and Design (Painting), Canterbury College of Art
1970-71 Foundation Course in Art and Design, Oxford Polytechnic
1970 Sir John Cass School, London
British School, Florence

Teaching
1992-94 "Drawing for Making" course, Bath College of Art
1989-93 Part-time lecturer in life drawing, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
1987- Taught Circle Dance and initiated and taught own drawing courses

Recent Mixed Exhibitions
2000 Bath & West Prizewinners' Show
1999 Millfield Open Art Competition
Bath & West Art Show
1997 Tremayne Ap plied Arts, St Ives
1996 Schoolhouse Gallery Open Competition
Email "Nine Painters", Schoolhouse Gallery, Bath
Black Swan Arts Guild, Frome
1995 Art Fest, Fishguard
" New Works", Stella Maris School, Bideford
1994 Millfield Open Art Competition
1993 Summer Exhibition of 5 Painters, West Wales Arts Centre, Fishguard
1992 "The Female Line", Watershed, Bristol
1991 Millfield Open Art Competition

Solo Exhibitions
1998 Widcombe Studios, Bath
1996 Amulet Theatre, Frome
Windows Art Centre and Sydney Place, Bath
1992/3 Sulis Arts, Fringe Festival, Bath
1990 Bath Industrial Heritage Centre
1988 Merlin Theatre, Frome
1987 University of Bath
1983 Dwarves Gallery, Oxford
1979 Linacre College, Oxford University Press, Oxford
1977 Breadline Modern Art Gallery, Leeds

Awards
2003 Prosigns and Graphic Prize, Bath Society of Artists
2001 People's Prize, Bath Society of Artists
1999 Merit Prize, Millfield Open
1999 3rd Prize, Bath & West Art Show
1996 Highly Commended, Schoolhouse Gallery
1995 1st Prize, Art Fest, Fishguard
1989 Dring & Williams Painting Sponsorship

Commissions include
The William Pelly Gallery, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Tremayne Applied Arts, St Ives, Cornwall
Pecorama Gardens, Beer, Devon
The Court Gallery, Nether Stowey, Somerset