Community Artist, Speed-Painter, Sculptor - commissions welcome
Ephemera-inspired designs
Inspired by my love of history and heritage, I combine intricately detailed depictions of notable landmarks, people, emblems, flora, fauna and folklore to create rich tapestries that evoke Victorian ephemera but also contemporary trends of junk journalling, shabby chic and scrapbooking. I often work most effectively from old, grainy photographs, balancing precision with atmosphere. Each design effectively becomes a 'postcard', complete with a postmark that bears a relevant date stamp, as for example the launch date of a trail. The designs are painted using sponge, monoprinting, palette knife, brush, finger nails, stencilling and other techniques, with the most intricate detail being etched or scratched back into the paint. The loose backgrounds are typically sponged and then violently splattered to inject energy and spontaneity. Ornate borders, decorative floral motifs and inttricate silhouettes tie the whole design together. Designs are naturally sympathetic to heritage environments.
Ephemera of Birmingham, 2025
Aberdeen Palette (Private commission) 2026
Ephemera of Aberdeen, 2025
Design Submission for the Glasgow 2026 King's Baton, 2026
Below: Painting an intricate miniature of Eilean Donan Castle (detail of above, Glasgow 2026 King's Baton design)
Ephemera of Norfolk ("Horation Horn O'Cerus") 2025
Ephemera of Birmingham, 2025
Ephemera of Norfolk, 2025
Ephemera of Aberdeen, 2025, painted onto a 'Bookbench' statue
Design Submission for the Glasgow 2026 King's Baton, 2026
Anna Sewell's Black Beauty for Great Yarmouth, 2024
Kelloholm
SANQUHAR
Dumfries and Galloway
DG4 6SL
United Kingdom
