Oddly for someone who has little interest in any sport that isn’t tennis, my most recent work features footballers on the beach. But, as I found myself telling anyone who needed an explanation at our recent Open Studios, “if it moves, I'll draw it “.

On one particular day, I had a fancy to draw a football match but, it being February, and a somewhat cold and foggy day, somehow, standing shivering on a boggy touchline didn’t appeal, so I went for a walk along the Esplanade instead, forgetting the project as soon as it had entered my head. The fog rolled across the breadth of the beach as I walked, and through the green-grey mist I heard the unmistakable rasping vocals of Bob Marley singing “Is this love?“. The beats were bouncing from speakers propped against the sea wall, and five young men danced and bobbed to the music, playing keepie-uppies on the sand. No casual footballers these, every pass was expertly placed. I began to trace the flow of this synchronised choreography. I was touched by the sense of unity, intimacy and mutual support among friends, bound together by enjoyment and skill. My pen attempted to follow in my own game of keep-it-up.

My original drawings were of necessity, very fluid and quick, capturing more about the movement than the scene, and I wanted to distil that feeling later as I worked at my easel. I chose earth pigments and walnut oil for the paintings, and had them framed in a foggy grey-green, in keeping with my memory of that day on a February beach. The warm tones of the sands heralding, perhaps, the summer that creeps closer as I write in June, and look back over a moment in time.

I mentioned Open Studios above. This event forces artists to answer people's questions about their work, which does help synthesise in our heads what it’s all essentially about and why we paint. “If it moves, I’ll draw it" was probably just an easy soundbite, but that, in essence, is what I enjoy most – capturing movement. My work remains on display at The Art of Wonder until 13 June, and I've called the collection ”Moments of movement “.

The Art of Wonder is an art gallery at the top of Ryde High Street and I've been curating other artists' work there since it opened six months ago, but Open Studios has been a welcome opportunity to show my own work at this new venue. The next theme there "The Art of Play" – an exploration of Surrealism – begins on 15 June. Go take a look at either or both of them if you get chance. Perhaps they relate in some way. Paul Cowdell, surrealist poet and artist, will be showing his installations and other creations, and will be giving a free talk on the afternoon of Sunday 21 June which is bookable at the gallery or by phoning The Art of Wonder on 01983 242165.