About

Biography

I was born in Cumbria, England in 1974, but have never
really settled anywhere, living for a time in Europe and Asia. For the moment,
South East Kent is home.

After a very brief spell in the Army, I attended the Cumbria
College of Art & Design, where I studied Fine Art. As well as being a
practicing artist, I’ve had numerous interesting jobs to subsidise making art
including several years building boats.

Statement

“An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.”  – Fernando Botero.

So to attempt to explain my paintings would be an after thought. They  are a celebration and exploration of the beauty of colour and the human form. I am attracted to dance as a source of inspiration because of the endless compositions created by the human form. The beauty, energy and emotion that is captured through movement. Art is beauty. Capturing a feeling, or an idea and  through the use of a subject attempting to create something beautiful.

Publications:

• Artist & Illustrator magazine feature – November 2009
• BBC arts & culture feature - February 2010

Exhibitions:

• Over the sofa gallery (Wivenhoe) 2004
• Life gallery (Colchester) 2004
• Art at five gallery (Brighton) 2006
• Gallery Kaleidoscope (London) 2007
• Affordable Art Fair 2007(Battersea London) 2007
• Upstairs Gallery (Deal, Kent) 2007
• Art Ireland (Dublin) 2008/09
• Pantiles Edge gallery (Royal Tunbridge Wells) 2008
• Artist in residence at the Marlowe theatre in association with Corridor Arts 2008
• Neville Pundole gallery (Folkestone) 2009
• Solo show, Creative Quarter, Folkestone, Kent (In association with the Creative Foundation) July 2009
• Castle Arts (Canterbury) 2008/09/10
• David Lilford fine art (UK art fairs) 2008/09/10
• Harbour Gallery (Whitstable) 2009/10/11
• 20/21 International art fair (Royal College of Art) February 2010 - two of my paintings are available to view with David Lilford fine art
• AffordART 2010
•  The Neville Pundole Gallery in association with Eisen Fine Arts (France) Timber Batts, Bodsham, Kent (10,11 July 2010)
• Lilford gallery (Canterbury) 2011
• The Bodhini gallery (St Albans) 2011
• Ink Paint Stitch exhibition showcasing the work of Jereme Crow & Sam Crow – 6-13 August 2011 , 65 Tontine st, Folkestone, Kent. In association with the Creative foundation and the Folkestone triennial fringe 2011.
• Christmas exhibition in association with the Creative Foundation, 17-24 December 2011, 67 The Old High Street, Folkestone.

Paintings in private collections in Europe, Australia and USA.