About Me
I’m a Brighton-based painter and tutor who predominantly focuses on portraiture and painting people. My work is led by strong colour, shape and impact. I work from both observation and photography, and am particularly drawn to representing women in my paintings. I work in oil, which is the perfect medium to explore that visceral feel to the study of flesh and faces.
I work at Draw Brighton as a tutor, running regular evening courses in Painting Portraits in Oils, weekend courses in Self Portraiture and weekly online life drawing sessions. I also teach Life Drawing and Portraiture to artists groups and schools within the local community. I most recently have been working as the Artist-in-Residence at Roedean School.
In my own paintings, I’m interested in the tension between the subject and the viewer, and am drawn to a direct gaze – I’m striving to explore what feeds into a painting and what that painting feeds back to you. I want to get under the skin of the sitter and of the viewer.
I have presented two episodes of the Artist of the Year: Masterclass series on Sky Arts – two 30 minute programmes exploring Alla Prima Portraits, and How to Loosen up. I reached the semi-final of Series 10 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, painting portraits of Vanessa Kingori and Emma Bunton.
TV & SPECIAL EVENTS
Dec 2024 – Presenter on ARTIST OF THE YEAR: MASTERCLASS – Sky Arts – two episodes
Nov 2023 – Heat winner and Semi-Finalist on PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR Series 10 – Sky Arts
Sept 2024 – Artist and Host for HIDDEN HEROES at Waterloo Train Station – a community art event for Network Rail
July 2024 – Artist for ART CLASS ON A TRAIN, a partnership project with The National Gallery, Southern Rail and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
EXHIBITIONS
2024 July-Sept – TUTTON & YOUNG’S OPEN at the Atelier, Brighton
2024 April – OUT OF TIME group show at the Regency Townhouse Gallery, Hove
2023 December – ESOP WINTER SHOW, Online
2023 December – WE ARE THE WITCHES at the House of Smalls, Chipping Campden
2023 November – SOLO EXHIBITION at The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean
2023 October – HOME at the Department Store, Brixton (ArtCan Group Show)
2023 August – FIGURES OF EIGHT presented by Bobcat Gallery (online)
2022 November – ELEMENTS – 4 person show at Regency Townhouse Gallery, Hove
2022 November – INGS DISCERNING EYE – 2 paintings selected
2022 October – SUSSEX CONTEMPORARY, Brighton i360
2022 September – LEGACY at The Crypt Gallery, London (ArtCan Group Show)
2022 July-Sept – Tutton & Youngs ATELIER OPEN, Brighton
2022 May-June – Fiveways Artists & Guests group show, St Augustine’s Arts Centre, Brighton
2022 March – ABOUT FACE – Solo exhibition. The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean
2022 March – FRAMING OUR FUTURE, ArtCan Virtual Gallery
2022 Jan-Feb – WINTER, Kingsgate Project Space, London (ArtCan Group Show)
2021 Oct – Worthing Portrait Artist Exhibition, The Venue, Worthing
2021 July-Sept – Call & Response – St Augustine’s Centre, Brighton
RESIDENCIES
Sept – Dec 2024 – Artist-in-Residence – ROEDEAN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, Brighton
April 2021 – Artist in Residence – MAWDDACH RESIDENCY, Wales