I'm an artist based in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, painting the Welsh coast and the towns of South Wales in oil, oil pastel, gouache, acrylic and graphite.
My work keeps returning to the same familiar places: the changing light of the Bristol Channel, local streets, small gardens, wet pavements, and the views people walk straight past every day.
Featured works
Welsh Reverie. Right panel of the Necessity or Desire diptych
Reflecting on tomorrow
Penarth Pier at Night
Festive Spirit
Studio window at night
Monochromatic Morning: Brews & Oils
Still life with white tulips
Where will we end up tomorrow?
Penarth Pier sketch
Summer
Alexandra Park Trees
Alexandra Park Tree
Birdcherry
Fforest Fawr
Now showing Coming soon
Pam Open 2026
g39, Oxford Street, Cardiff
21 October – 21 November 2026
Usually Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
My work Light Through the Trees, Alexandra Park is part of this exhibition. If you would like to visit, please check the gallery's opening times first, as the gallery is not open every day.
Now showing Coming soon
Turner House Open Exhibition 2026
Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth
27 November 2026 – 10 January 2027
Opening night: Friday 27 November, 6pm to 8pm
My work Albert School, Penarth is part of this exhibition, on the theme of Transparency. If you would like to visit, please check the gallery's opening times first, as the gallery is not open every day.
From the blog
Sully Island, Swanbridge and The Captain's Wife
A walk to Swanbridge and Sully Island near Penarth, with photos: the tidal causeway and its warning screen, a shipwreck without a name, thirteen tonnes of smuggled cheese, and the pub with a ghost in its name.
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Why I Love Oil Pastels, and How I Use Them
How I use oil pastels: hard or soft sticks, boxes sorted by colour, coloured gesso on ordinary paper, a black pencil and scratched lines. With close-up photos.
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Belle Vue Park and St Augustine's Church, Penarth
Belle Vue Park and St Augustine's Church in Penarth, with photos and sketchbook pages: a quarry that became a park, a vanished medieval church, a tower shaped by sea pilots, and the grave of Joseph Parry.
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