life stories
places, people, journeys
These new paintings and sketches reflect my journey with people and across landscapes which have shaped my life—growing up on two estates and one leafy road in Barnsley, SouthYorkshire, exploring diverse areas of London and travelling in France, Poland, the Middle Eas, the US and beyond.
Mum and me, Athersley North Barnsley Acrylic on paper £500
Babcia and me, Poland 1979 Acrylic on Paper £400
Yellow lilo, Acrylic painting on paper, £500
Sketches
Sketches from my earliest childhood, living with my grandparents with my mum and dad till I was 6, in Worsborough Common, Barnsley.
Bedford Street, Worsborough Common
Bedford Street, Worsborough Common
The fire place
Dinner time
Worsborough Common School
The swing
Highstone Road, Worsborough Common
The rec
Sketches from our life in Athersley North, Barnsley
The house
The avenue
The house
The shops
First house I lived in, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. It’s still there. Painting sketch. Possibly first of a series…
Worsbrough Common was one of the poorest estates at the time in Barnsley. We lived there with my grandparents till I was six. My grandad Arthur a coal miner, who played the cello and loved opera and Paul Robeson. My grandmother Margaret sat me on her knee at the piano and encouraged me to learn to play God Save the Queen (!) (age 3).
