I work in film and paint. I work with opera, theatre, arts & educational organizations to produce high quality promotional films, archive footage and documentaries.

 

My main clients include the Indie Opera Toronto collective, Red Snow Collective, Starvox Entertainment Seneca College, George Brown College and the Canadian Opera Company.

 

I have been passionate about films and making films for as long as I can remember. I love British independent cinema, in particular the films of Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and Michael Winterbottom. All these influences have echoes in my work. As a filmmaker I want to immerse the viewer in the situation and world being explored, breaking down walls, and giving my work an immediacy. I rarely use tripods and strive to capture the moment as it is in everything I do. As an independent filmmaker, I shoot my own films, edit, do visual effects, sound mixing and make my own dinner.

 

I shoot on a Canon C100 mk 2, and a Canon 7D.

 

As an artist, I work with the materiality of the paint first and foremost, and foreground its presence in my work. As such, my work has evolved over the years towards becoming progressively more abstract; however, it still retains its illustrative element in my preoccupation with landscapes and space.

 

My work draws inspiration from a range of sources. The energetic melodies of Michael Nyman, built from simplistic and repetitive melodies. The breaking down of formal cinematic structure and convention evident in the work of Michael Winterbottom and the Dogme 95 filmmaking movement. My films are inspired by the work of directors such as Ken Loach, Shane Meadows and Michael Winterbottom and by the cinematography of Barry Ackroyd. My paintings derive from the intensity of emotion and colour displayed by Mark Rothko, and the strong essence of design and composition of artist Stanley Donwood.

 

Originally from London, England, I have now settled in Toronto after almost a decade spent working and traveling around the world, with time spent in Indonesia, Russia, Australia, and Eastern Europe as well as numerous places in between. Prior to my travels, I studied Graphic Design at Southampton City College and went on to study Animation at University of Wales College, Newport, where I produced several experimental films and documentaries. After University, I worked as a freelance artist in Cardiff, London, and Manchester, producing murals, illustrations, and various other projects.