Local Gargoyle (Kensal Green)

About the artist

About the work.The themes of my work are varied: images seen, drawn or photographed on travels in Italy (Bologna, Milan, Umbria) or Calcutta (Kolkata) or around Oxford and London. At other times images are based on found images that have often rested in sketchbooks for many years before being developed. The very fact that images have stayed in sketchbooks for so long and yet remain still powerful has proved a useful selection criteria. Images are often layered, using a second or third plate or screen and also monoprinting or hand colouring, to generate chance overlaps and more complex textures and structures. Suites of prints have been developed. Sometimes they are quite deliberately sequenced, such as the Bologna or Lewes series, while at other times the suite theme is looser such as those based upon Kensal Green Cemetery. The smaller prints tend to have a lighter touch and more obvious sense of humour.

Born in Birmingham, UKBased in Oxford, UKArt EducationFdn Bournville Art College, BirminghamBA Fine Art Middlesex, LondonMA Fine Art Chelsea, LondonSelected exhibitions 2025-262026Oxford Printmakers Cooperative studio exhibition Arts Week June 2026, Oxford UKSmall Print International 2026 Leicester Print Workshop, June 2026 Leicester UKIronbridge Printmaking Competition July 2026, Ironbridge, Shropshire UK 2025The Printmaker%u2019s Eye group show with Oxford Printmakers Co-operative North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford, UK.Mini Print Exhibition Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, UKInternational Original Print Exhibition RE Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside Gallery, London, UK. Prize winner - public vote.

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About the artwork

A three colour screen print based on a tomb at Kensal Green Cemetery, London