My aim is that the work should be created free from preconceptions, inheriting

a character and life that may only be discovered through the actual process of

painting.

I have found that by reworking the same image, at different locations, the

drawing has broken away from purely representational concerns.

This approach has also encouraged my imagination when revisiting the work,

in order to develop it, and has helped me to avoid merely illustrating first

impressions. In turn, this has enabled me to immerse myself more deeply in

the activity of painting.

By not completely dictating direction, and allowing for an element of chance,

the work begins to develop its own language and identity; thus creating a

dialogue formed by internal responses to my subject and, I believe, ultimately

creating a sense of personal history through the overlaying of paint.

Shaun gained an MA from the Royal

Academy Schools in 2001.

He lives in North Norfolk and often paints on

the local beach and in the surrounding

countryside.

He has taught at a London Art school for

many years, gaining a loyal following of

students who book up his classes year on

year. He also teaches Master-class

sessions, regularly at Roehampton Club

and also The Hurlingham Club.