Hello, my name is Syd. I am an artist living in Ventnor (on the Isle of Wight), with a penchant for treasure hunting. WYTCH is where I share my work, the work of other artists whom I admire, and I also sell some of my treasure here.

My passion is for painting and photography - I am a better photographer that painter. For the last few years, I have been concentrating on painting liquid emulsion onto antique mirrors, and projecting a negative (of one of my photographs) onto the coated surface, and developing the whole mirror in the darkroom. Thus, effectively turning the mirror into a photograph. My latest exhibition, held at Dimbola Museum and Galleries, was called ‘Light Bends in Imaginary Gardens’ and featured the aforementioned mirrors.

Of late, I have attempted to categorize the aesthetic that I tend to gravitate toward, and (whilst it’s a tad clumsy) come up with the term - ‘Acid Folk Art’. I’m currently working on putting a group show together, for artists sharing a kinship with that aesthetic. I am gathering work, and creating new work of my own.

Both the Art Gallery and the Shop sections have just been replenished.