Visit to the USA
I’m excited to share that I am now in the USA. To be precise, in Washington State. It’s wonderful to have this fully-funded opportunity to connect with academics at Whitworth University. I am so interested to see what develops across the disciplines, especially in Art and Design, English and Theology. Benny Fountain I am […]
English visionary tradition
If you’ve ever been to Italy, you will have encountered abundant beauty at every turn. Churches are full of a visual feast that, to this day, takes your breath away. I love Italy. This is probably what we would have had here in England before it was all destroyed by the iconoclasts. I see myself […]
Hope for the future of painting
I finished teaching full time in September 2025. As a result, I became very reflective. I started to ask myself why I had experienced so much open opposition to the practice of painting within some sections of academia. Was this a form of intellectual snobbery? Traditionally, research has been about writing Traditionally, research has […]
Passion Drawings & English Iconoclasm
My next show, Passion Drawings & English Iconoclasm, will open at Benjamin Rhodes Arts in London on Thursday 30th April. I hope this will open up a new conversation. Passion In 2020, within three months, I had left my full-time teaching post of 15 years, started a new role and moved to Devon. Everything […]
Finishing at Arts University Plymouth
I will be finishing at Arts University Plymouth on 1st September 2025. As a vocational teacher, this has been the hardest decision of my life. I always expected to teach up to 70! After 39 years of teaching and 20 years of academic life, I will be leaving full time teaching to focus on my […]
Manifesto of Painting at Mirror
I’ve been experiencing the drama of the green world since arriving in Plymouth in 2021. I’m excited to share this work in my next exhibition, A Manifesto of Painting at Mirror Gallery, Arts University Plymouth. Painting is a human language From the dawn of time, materials and our imaginations have fused to create truly […]