Alex's use of colour in his painting shows his understanding of the underlying structure of colour in light. He studied at Camberwell School of Art, London, '84-'87 in Painting. His influences are Cézanne, Van Gogh and Matisse. Using a brush and a palette knife he developed his style as a play between representation and abstraction, with a keen interest in structure. Using colour to create the structure of a vibrant realism and mark-making to explore the language of painting. "A painting can be like a poem, the essence of knowledge and feeling." "Colour can be subject in itself, not just about a specific of time and place." "The underlying structure of colour in light and the underlying structure of matter space and form in physics influences my work." Alex has work in public and private collections in the UK and abroad.