I was born in England but have lived for over 30 years in Düsseldorf. I studied Information Technology and worked for many years in this branch. After coming to Düsseldorf and working as a software engineer for a few years, I changed my profession and became self-employed as a Business English Trainer specialising in IT. I was always painting and having exhibitions alongside working. My painting is experimental and intuitive. Nature, colours and the actual act of painting itself, inspire me. During the first lockdown I began painting in watercolours. I've been travelling on a wonderful journey of discovery with them ever since. Although my works are abstract or semi-abstract they reflect my deep connection to nature. My viewers often comment how they feel they can recognise the places I've painted although they are all just out of my imagination. My intention is to evoke a connection through the painting with the viewer. Recent Courses: Nicholas Wilton - Workshop 2023 Louise Fletcher - Art Tribe Masterclasses in Intuitive Art, Composition, Colour, Sketchbooks, Collage. Louise Fletcher - Find your Joy taster 2021 Alice Sheridan - Time to Shine 2021 Nicolas Wilton: Breadcrumbs Challenge Exhibitions: Solo Exhibitions: Imaginary Colourscapes - Solo Exhibition - Lutherkirche, Düsseldorf Bilk - July 2019 Current: Changing Exhibition, Cafe Frucht&Genuss, Stresemannstr. 29, 40210 Düsseldorf- wechselnde Ausstellungen. Permenant exhibition: Bürgergemeinschaftshaus, Waldstraße, 54424 Bäsch Geissel-in-Bilk, Aachenerstr. 40223 Düsseldorf - 2017/2018 St Martinus Krankenhaus, Langenfeld - 2017 3M, Neuss, Mai 2016 12 years without painting because of fire in my flat - couldn't paint after that Sozialzentrum, LVR-Klinikum, Bergische Landstraße 2, 40629 Düsseldorf – 1998 Form und Farbe - Cafe Knulle, Oberbilker Allee 24, 40215 Düsseldorf- 1997 Bunt im Fenster - Klein Gallerie, Grütstraße 3, 40878 Ratingen- 1995 Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs: Kunstglück-Atelier Exhibition - Lutherkirche, Düsseldorf, Bilk until 22 Feb 2022 Kunst Gedanken - Park Kultur, Oststr. Düsseldorf - Apr/May 2020 The Final Curtain - Neanderart group - ArtFabrik, Erkrath - Nov/Dec 2019 Stay and Enjoy - Neanderart group - ArtFabrik, Erkrath - Oct 2019 Art in the Park Sept 2019 Startup Neanderart group - ArtFabrik, Erkrath - May 2019 10 Years Neanderart Group - Police Dept, Mettmann, Jan/Feb 2019 GuerillaArt 2 - group exhibition - Kunstmüllerei und CrossArt, Mar 2019 GuerillaArt 1 - group exhibition - Kunstmüllerei und CrossArt, Dez 2018 (3rd prize in public voting) Art in the Park Sept 2018 - Morper Park, Erkrath Hildener Künstlermarkt (Jury Selected) - 2017 Hildener Künstlermarkt (Jury Selected) - 2016 Hildener Künstlermarkt (Jury Selected) - 2015 ex-Member of Neanderart Group: www.neanderart.de/ |