I am an artist-printmaker based in a small town in the Cheshire countryside and work from my little attic studio where I have a beautiful cast iron etching press.
I love to draw and study through drawing is at the core of everything I do - learning about the lines and contours of my subject. For me printmaking is an extension of this; it is another way of drawing that enriches and enlivens my messy studies. I adore the physical processes involved and the smells, the touch and the rhythm of print.
My particular interest is intaglio printmaking and especially mezzotint but I enjoy playing with all printmaking processes and animals and nature are my primary inspiration (cows and chickens have been longstanding friends in my sketchbooks).