"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist."

–Rene Magritte

My traditional art is art created by hand using traditional media, it comprises mostly acrylic paintings and pencil drawings, though I do dabble in other media on occasion.

I am notoriously non-conformist and so my art usually doesn't easily fit into the pre-defined boxes of any particular genre, nor am I content to continually paint the same subject matter from dawn till dusk, any subject matter can be subject to my creative whimsy. I love line, form, colour, shadow, light, composition, fantasy, alternate reality, the unexpected and contrasting ideas and concepts ... among many other things. It is with these in mind that I paint, rather than which category my work will fit into. I guess the best I can say when asked to describe my work is that it is my own, whimsical, almost always quirky and ... i hope ... intriguing, captivating and beautiful.

A note on nudes: as an artist I have yet to find anything as challenging or satisfying to paint as the human form, I find that it always brings out the intent of my work more openly and truthfully than any other subject matter. I feel that the naked human form is the truest expression of self, and something that everyone can identify with - being something that everyone has - and I find it very frustrating when I come across opinions that nudes are obscene, distasteful or shameful. I hope that anyone viewing my nudes can do so with an open mind and without bias.

All of that said, please enjoy viewing my Gallery