Artist Statement:

"I am more concerned with my feelings about the subject than with topographical description. Far more important to me than the subject matter, are the abstract qualities of the painting itself. I am preoccupied with colour, mark and space and the relationships of these qualities. As soon as I make a mark, or place a colour, then the painting had its own life and makes its own demands. It is my concern, as a painter, to respond to those demands.

The paintings in this exhibition were inspired by a visit to Perugia in April. On this visit to Umbria it was not the beauty of the antique architecture that inspired, but the billboards covered in layers of partially stripped-off posters and graffiti, creating a richn...