Recent paintings

My paintings are derived from my experience and observation of modern life.
In most cases the observation is very fleeting, perhaps only a few seconds, and the image is created from numerous drawings before being developed into a painting.
I don't work from photographs as I feel this would impede the improvisational way in which I paint.
The contemporary urban environment is an unlimited source of inspiration, providing great scope for the use of colour and the dramatic effects of light.