"Genius loci"

“What do you paint?”

This a question I am frequently asked. This week, at a friend’s 25th wedding university party, I realized that I need to provide a focused answer that had meaning for people who did not know my work. So …

My work show the “spirit of place’ that is Eynsham. I paint not only the physical aspects (landscape, houses, river etc.) of the village but also its culture in the form of its Morris dancers, carnival, pub etc) and most importantly I paint its' people who are my friends and family.