I'm an abstract figurative artist based in London. Working with acrylics on canvas, I aim to produce paintings that explore modern masculinity, often - but not exclusively - through a queer lens.

 

Particular themes of interest are bravery, playfulness and vulnerability. I invite the viewer to reframe their understanding of what it is to be male and vulnerable today. I create a space in my work where the modern male is free to inhabit an almost childlike state, both removed from the expectation to be toxic and encouraged to let down his defences.​

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In my Pimlico studio I tend to work quickly and organically. I often start with something resembling chaos on the canvas. Wonderful, messy and unpredictable. From this emerge landscapes or intimate spaces. I then bring the piece into focus, often using figures from found imagery or photographs I've taken of models.

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Denser layers of paint, mark making and embracing what could be considered mistakes are all essential to my process. In fact, I find that deviations from my intended line or composition produce my most exciting and painterly work.

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My interest in abstraction led me to enrol in Sash Agar's Abstract Painting class at Morley College of Art. Later, I joined City Lit's Contemporary Painting Studio under the tutelage of Lucinda Oestreicher where I began to discover my creative voice and the confidence to start honing my style.  I'm now a proud member of the

Visual Artists Association.​

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Outside of painting, I have two decades of acting experience under my belt and I draw from my theatre and film work when I paint. Not only from a visual point of view - the composition of a frame, how light and colour influence an audience's mood - but also from an emotional perspective. I try to carry the actor's prerogative to play, experiment and dare into every work I create. My acting work is all about story-telling and I hope that my paintings help the viewer to experience their own story, be it a trip into themselves or beyond to another world.  ​

 

After training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, I performed for the National Theatre of Great Britain, joined international tours and West End shows. With various screen credits to my name, I'm perhaps best known for playing Isaac in Seth Macfarlane's science fiction series The Orville for Disney+.​ For more about my acting, check out my acting Instagram or IMDb.