My medium for expression is bronze, and my inspiration comes from my experience as an Englishman in Africa. I always knew as a child that I would come to Africa, and I was always fascinated by books we had at home with old monochrome photographs of these exotic animals.

I have lived here in South Africa, experiencing the African bush and it’s wildlife for 38 years, and I can never tire of the experience. The circle of life is right before our eyes, moving through the seasons, and the more I see the more I want to see.

My bronzes are inspired by the animals themselves - an obvious thing to say, but each time I start a new piece, I learn so much. I explore through my photography, and then in the journey of sculpting, get to understand how a skeleton moves, how muscle groups work, and what is the essence of the animal I am studying.

This is a piece of Africa - my experiences of the bush, and the wild expanses of semi-wilderness that still exist to this day. In my representations of these animals, I have tried to capture their essence, rather than merely the shape. I want to create their attitude, their mannerisms, like a photograph captures a faithful moment in time. I hope you enjoy them.