Artist's Statement
I enjoy painting realistic portrayals of the human form and mixing that with abstracted landscapes inspired by the highland environment I grew up in.
Using scale, contrast and composition, I create atmospheric worlds in which the subjects of the paintings inhabit. Striking, jagged backdrops that accentuate the fragility of the human condition represented by the figures.
Awards
- 2025
Work selected for the Royal society of Portrait Painters 2025 annual exhibition
- 2024
Work shortlisted for RSA MacRobert Art Award
- 2022
Longlisted for Jackson’s Painting Prize
- 2022
Commendation winner at the Scottish Portrait Awards
- 2021
Longlist in the Scottish Portrait Awards
- 2018
Winner of the Scottish Portrait award in fine art
- 2013
Took part in the Sky Arts Portrait of the Year televised round
Solo Exhibitions
- Jun 2023 Portraits, Gairloch Museum
Selected Group Exhibitions
- May 2025 Joint exhibition with MK Thomson, An Talla Solais
- Nov 2024 Home, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
- Sep 2023 A Closer Look, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
- Jul 2019 Out of the Blue is 25, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
- Jun 2015 The Crossing (with Diana Hope), An Talla Solais
- Dec 2012 Winter Exhibition, Loch Torridon Gallery
- Mar 2012 Studio Inscape, An Talla Solais
- Jul 2006 Coming Home, An Talla Solais