Zenith

Inspired by an abandoned dwelling on Sydney's Cockatoo Island, Zenith explores the stillness and intensity of midday light. With the sun almost directly overhead, shadows retreat and the landscape is reduced to its essential elements of colour, form and space. The solitary figure mowing the grass introduces a quiet human presence, suggesting persistence, memory and the passage of time within an otherwise silent scene.

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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.