Early work

In the mid 1990's, and after finishing art school in London, I painted about the war in the islands (I was thirteen at the time of the war), and which led to several exhibitions and recognition internationally; given few artists had the position I had, i.e. the experience as a child plus my family's personal history (my father acted as an armed guide with the 3rd Parachute Regiment and my mother had an Argentine partner at the time the war happened). Today, my work may have elements of the past, but it's not intentional; I prefer to develop my work and experience new things, be it commercial clothing designs, tattooing, whatever it may be or lead to. (You can read about the war years and living in Argentina in my published 'Behind the door Lurks a Monster', link on main page).

For a period my work was also heavily landscape based. That's probably to be expected, seeing as I am from the Falkland Islands, where the solitude and starkness affects life both visually and emotionally.  I also spend a lot of time in Buenos Aires, so the extremities and differences between the islands and the city influence my work continuously.