About The Artist

My interest in art begun when I was very young. Right from my early days at school, and throughout my time in secondary education, I found myself inspired in being able to express myself in drawing and through other art forms. This passion was fomented when I selected Fine Art as one of my optional subjects during secondary education. By the age of 15, I was able to do fairly sophisticated sketches of people, still life, as well as moving and static objects.

My interest in the way colour, light and shadow affected my pieces of art was first influenced by a family member, also an artist, who stayed with my family during a period of my life where I was quite susceptible to the experiences of others. A professional artist, his work specialised in portraits and wildlife and, being in an environment where I was able to witness how he formed his ideas for his works, was a great inspiration for my growing interest in art. I found that I was able to build upon my experience of light and shadow with colours to ensure that the right mixture was applied to my works, depending on the environment that I was trying to portray. My art mentor at secondary school was also a great contributor to my future works. He taught me methods by which to control the brushes in order to attain a desired effect in different scenarios.

During my final years of secondary education, I lived in Kenya where I was privileged to be able to visit respected art galleries and museums. Moreover, living in Nairobi - a city with abundant fascinating art works sold alongside street markets and shops - proved to be another major factor impacting upon my love for art as a medium of expression. In Kenya, my interaction with many professional artists allowed me to become better acquainted with abstract forms of art. This knowledge alongside the skills I had attained during my secondary education meant that I was able to amalgamate various styles, using different art materials, giving my works a distinctive finish.

The journey I undertook during my early days of experimentation with art, ended with a desire to cement this experience by becoming an artist by profession. Despite a failure to join the school of Fine Art due to personal circumstances, which proved to be beyond my control, I have persevered with my dream to become an artist, by building upon my academic and life experiences with art. I have been privileged to work alongside other artists, view many collections and combined with these factors, my background has given me the rare opportunity of being able to travel widely across the continent of Africa, further influencing my dynamic style of art work.