Most of the subjects of my work comes from experience and the locations are real places. I have usually swam there and got a feel for the place. The work comes from memory as well as reference pics – how the water looked and felt, what the atmosphere and temperature was like and even how the water tasted. That's why my...
Well, when it all starts happening, it happens really quickly.
When I was invited last year to exhibit at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough this Autumn, I didn't fully appreciate what a great opportunity it would be, but I said yes immediately.
I had a year to prepare for it, but...