My work is essentially optimistic, whatever I am painting, the emotions I aim to evoke are hope and happiness. The trees and flowers of the countryside around my home, and the sense of time and belonging that watching them through the seasons brings, quietly inspire and uplift me. I try to capture a sense of changing light when I paint, and enjoy the different effects, happy accidents and controlled corrosion of mixed media. I originally trained as a designer (BA hons Fashion, Central St Martins 1993) and the influence of my love of textiles can be seen in my use of colour, texture and pattern.

I’ve been painting strong, stylised individual trees for well over a decade, but drawing the human figure, trying to capture moments in time and changing light is an interest that has always run parallel to my tree paintings. All my figure paintings are from life, and I work in mixed media, using multi-layered combinations of collage, ink, paint and resin. I now also uses this technique for floral paintings, collaging torn paper to create lively bouquets of flowers against bright backgrounds and recycling old drawings and scrap papers into something new, working more sustainably.

I’m a member of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society - the largest life drawing group in London, but I also run my own life drawing sessions in Hindhead, Surrey. There are more details on the Book A Life Drawing Session page.

In 2022 I was delighted to be accepted as a member of Surrey Hills Enterprises, and awarded their Trade Mark, ‘A mark of local provenance, quality and sustainability’.

My original tree and floral paintings are available from art galleries and at Art Fairs in the UK and in Portugal. I also have a range of affordable printed work in Whistlefish Galleries in SW England, and in various other UK outlets, including John Lewis.