In 2004 I attended the Slade (UCL) summer school and studied under Richard Kenton-Webb a real colourist and that is when I started learning about colour. I consider myself predominantly a colourist. I gained a 1st Class - starred BA ( Hons) Painting degree with the OCA (Open College of the Arts) ratified by UCA ( The University for the Creative Arts ) .
Working at Red Herring Studios
Brighton born and bred, 1968
Education
UCL , Slade Summer School - Life Painting. September 2004 .
OCA ( Open College of The Arts) , ratified by UCA ( University for The Creative Arts) BA ( Hons ) Painting, First Class - starred . July 2015 ( Graduation Ceremony June 2016 ).
Turps Banana Alumni.
Shortlisted for the Turps Banana Painting Studio Programme , June 2019 .
Temporary Studio at Phoenix Art Space , Brighton , June - September 2020 .
Solo Exhibitions
The Pub With No Name, Brighton, 2000 .
' Abstracted Lyricism ' The Grey Walls Gallery , Laughing dog , Brighton Marina , July 2017 .
Joint Exhibitions
Hove Museum And Art Gallery , Dupont Art Club , Hove , 1995 .
Sussex County Arts Club , Brighton Festival Exhibition , May 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 .
The Art Of Care - Seize The Day , The Martlets Hospice , Hove , 2009 .
Open House - All Saints Church , Hove , 2010.
Top Secret Art Auction, in aid of The Martlets Hospice , Oct 2015 .
The Adur Arts Festival, Shoreham , Sky Blue Pink , Open House, June 2016 .
Sussex County Arts Club , Brighton Festival Exhibition , May 2019 .
The Adur Art Trail 2022 , SkyBluePink , June 2022 .
‘ Shoaling ‘, RED HERRING at The Regency Town House , May 2024 .
Tracy states , " I am a painter, pure and simple”.
My current practice seems to me a cross between colour field and action , The tension between autonomous flatness , surface mark and the illusion of depth .There is a duality with acrylic washes and thick impasto oil to create an atmopheric space .Using raw canvas makes the acrylic washes integral to the piece . Marinating is an important , key aspect , layering , texture and depth , with vigerous application of paint to enhance passages I want to excit .Colour is a main concern , justifying one colour against another or the multiple variations and nuances of the same colour . If I have a hard surface or substrate to paint on , I’m often impulsed to go straight in with oil paint . Painting is a release of the Psyche , exploring the areas between abstraction and representation . Motifs are free flowing , can be semi- autobiographical , themed , individual or in series . The paintings can be experienced as objects and an experience in their own right .
