Willin'

This work is inspired by the song "Willin" by Little Feat, and my own road trips across the US. The immense vistas, endless skies and the loneliness of the road are aspects that I have tried to capture here and reflect what is a moving and beautiful song. I encourage you to check it out if you're not familiar.

The painting explores the tiny footprint that humans make within the immensity of nature and the contrast that is created by the lights and colours that we impose. Yet in the same instance we have moved on and the solitude and darkness returns. The scale of the truck against the background is intended to emphasise this as well as the loneliness and vulnerability of life on the road.

I work predominantly in acrylic on canvas board as I appreciate both the flexibility and precision that it allows. This is particularly important in developing the vibrance and saturation that I look for in my choice of colour, subject matter and the effective of light upon it.

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I loved to draw and paint from a very early age. I was fascinated by the capability of artists to bring to life the world around them; to represent form, light and shade; to create three dimensions within two.

Simultaneously I was drawn to photography. From my earliest self-processed black and white prints to the sophistication of modern digital manipulation, I have always taken pictures.

In my professional life I established and ran successful creative businesses in London, Luxembourg, Malaga, Berlin and Sydney. I held senior roles in prominent design practices and advertising agencies, including the creative directorship of Europe's first online service.

More recently I taught design at universities and design schools in Sydney, Australia and Southern Spain with particular focus upon sustainable design thinking, human-centred design and developing successful design practice.

I began my career as a junior illustrator in London. It's therefore appropriate that with more time on my hands these days I should return to my first love.