A childhood in the Gloucestershire countryside
I grew up on a farm in Newent. My happiest memories include exploring fields, being around animals, riding motorbikes, building dens from old farm equipment and sleeping outdoors under the stars. They might sound ordinary, but they are exactly the sorts of moments I now find myself wanting to paint.
Those experiences have made childhood and family life recurring subjects in my watercolours and oils. I am interested less in recording everything exactly as it happened and more in the tenderness and feeling that stay behind.
My working base is now in Cirencester, not Newent, but this part of Gloucestershire remains part of my story. If you are from Newent and recognise something of your own childhood in my work, you are welcome to explore the original gallery or write about a meaningful painting idea.
Why does Newent feature in your story?
It is where I grew up on a farm. Many of the experiences I still remember from childhood began there.