I am a realist expressionist painter living and working on the coast of North Wales. I make painting that are about life and energy, drawing and asthetic quality of paint. My goal is to make bold energetic paintings that gives the viwer a relationship to the subject matter and the feel of the material.
I am a member of Rhyl Create and have paintings on permenent rotational display at the Gallery 36 in Rhyl.
I have exhibited in:
Group Exhibition Jacops Market – Cardiff 1998
Cardiff Venalise (Mill Lane) – an independent exhibition in Cardiff 1999
Degree show Cardiff (UWIC) 2000
(after a period in the wilderness I returned to painting)
Rhyl Create at Rhyl College 2008
Celtica Green Cafe 2008 (Feb -April) Spring Exhibition
Mold Theater Open Exhibition 2008 (June – August)
Celtica Green Cafe 2008 (Oct – Nov) Winter Exhibition
One Man Exhibition Rhyl Create at Rhyl College. Feb 2009 – May 2009
Mold Theater Open Exhibition Main Gallery 2009 (June – August)
Arts Bizzar – Rowan Gallery Mold 2009 (June – July)
Helfa Gelf Open Studio Event 2009 (September)
Oriel Scala December / Jan Exhibition 2009 -2010 – Prestatyn
RCA Open Exhibition 2010 (Jan / Feb)
Oriel Scala Feb Exhibition 2010 – Prestatyn
My Community (Rhyl Library and Art Centre) 17/04/2010 – 12/06/2010
KALEIDOSCAPES (Light, Colour and Landscapes) Colwyn Bay Library and Art Centre 28 April – 25 May 2010
media/produce: Primarily oil on canvas
Acrylic on canvas
Contact me on Battan9000@aol.com or Tel 07960587628 (UK)