About

Much of the art on the Early Work page of this website is figurative. At the time, I was drawn to Art brut: raw art, the art of outsiders. I saw in art of this kind a vital echo of my experience in the early days of my ministry as an Anglican priest. Postwar European art offered an emotional landscape that resonated with me.

Over time, I have gravitated towards abstraction. This trajectory is apparent on the pages To 2021, 2022 and 2023. Abstract painting provides me with a language that is deeply felt yet reflective, spontaneous yet crafted.

I haven’t tried to have an art career, but I have exhibited from time to time. Significant exhibitions include:

2003: Crossings

St Andrew Holborn

2004: Crossings

Guildford Cathedral

2005-7: Crossings

St Paul Old Ford

A selection of large crosses from this exhibition can be viewed in the gallery of St Michael London Fields.

2016: Foundations of the City

St Stephen Walbrook

2023: Dulwich Festival Open House

All Saints West Dulwich

Writing:

Following the Grenfell Tower fire, in September 2017 The Guardian published a long poem of mine. This was followed in 2018 by a memoir and theological reflection, as the vicar of the Grenfell parish: After the Fire: Finding words for Grenfell.