The Power of Line
These examples of past drawings reflect an exploration of a material, gesture, and surface. While working with pencil, charcoal, or pastel, I like to explore the qualities of the medium and the expressive potential of mark-making. Gestural, emotive lines are balanced by moments of restraint and open space, allowing the surface to breathe and the composition to unfold with clarity and rhythm.
Untitled, 2008, pencil, charcoal on Fabriano paper, 100 x 140cm
These examples of past drawings reflect an exploration of a material, gesture, and surface. While working with pencil, charcoal, or pastel, I like to explore the qualities of the medium and the expressive potential of mark-making. Gestural, emotive lines are balanced by moments of restraint and open space, allowing the surface to breathe and the composition to unfold with clarity and rhythm.
Untitled, 2009, pencil, charcoal, pastel on Fabriano paper, 100 x 140cm
These examples of past drawings reflect an exploration of a material, gesture, and surface. While working with pencil, charcoal, or pastel, I like to explore the qualities of the medium and the expressive potential of mark-making. Gestural, emotive lines are balanced by moments of restraint and open space, allowing the surface to breathe and the composition to unfold with clarity and rhythm.
Untitled, 2007, pencil, charcoal and acrylic paint on Fabriano paper, 100 x 210cm
These examples of past drawings reflect an exploration of a material, gesture, and surface. While working with pencil, charcoal, or pastel, I like to explore the qualities of the medium and the expressive potential of mark-making. Gestural, emotive lines are balanced by moments of restraint and open space, allowing the surface to breathe and the composition to unfold with clarity and rhythm.
Untitled, 2008, Acrylic paint on Fabriano paper, 100 x 140cm
These examples of past drawings reflect an exploration of a material, gesture, and surface. While working with pencil, charcoal, or pastel, I like to explore the qualities of the medium and the expressive potential of mark-making. Gestural, emotive lines are balanced by moments of restraint and open space, allowing the surface to breathe and the composition to unfold with clarity and rhythm.
Multifaceted, 2025, pencil and oil stick on Fabriano paper, 150 x 200cm, Winner of the 60th Essex Open
These examples of past drawings reflect an exploration of a material, gesture, and surface. While working with pencil, charcoal, or pastel, I like to explore the qualities of the medium and the expressive potential of mark-making. Gestural, emotive lines are balanced by moments of restraint and open space, allowing the surface to breathe and the composition to unfold with clarity and rhythm.
'Through pencil, charcoal and pastel, I explore the materiality of drawing and the expressive potential of mark-making.'