MEET THE ARTIST
After gaining my BA (Hons) Degree in Illustration from the University of Kingston in 1999 and enjoying a 20 year career creating images for well known authors and their books, I found immense satisfaction in picking up my brushes again and rediscovering my love for paint.
My painting journey has proven to be a deeply healing experience as I started let go with my materials and to revel in tactile textures, carefree mark making and, most recently, incorporating luxurious touches of gold.
Continuous experimentation in the studio results in an ever-present sense of discovery and excitement in the finished work, for both me and the viewer.
Quite apart from the sheer satisfaction of applying paint, exploring the way that certain colour combinations and uninhibited brushstrokes make me feel – uplifting my mood and giving me a sense of pure freedom – chasing that experience of joyful exuberance is the entire reason my work comes into existence.
Abstract landscapes which take shape organically for my own self expression often resonate deeply with the experiences of others and speak directly to an emotional place within the viewer, which, I’ve often been told, connects to a part of their own innermost self and is a very powerful feeling.
Most days you’ll find me in my garden studio (nicknamed “the shed”!) at the home I share with my 15 year old son and our sausage dog Jarvis on the outskirts of the quiet rural town of Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire.
Studio visits are welcome by appointment!
Exhibitions & Events
10th – 21st June
FIVE
Stamford Arts Centre
I will be showing my new paintings alongside four of my very good friends with whom I have shared my art journey since it started!
Come and visit us at this fabulous exhibition space and cafe in the bustling market town of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
Our Meet the Artists afternoon is on Saturday 14th June and we’d love you to join us for drinks in the gallery.
The exhibiting artists are,
Jackie Cheetham, Gill Edwards, Carly Gilliatt, Joy Gosney and Sue Johnson
Please contact me if you’d like to know more about any of the events above.
Selected Exhibitions
2025 June – “Five” 5 person exhibition at Stamford Arts Centre
2025 April – Art for Cure, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
2025 March – The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea
2024 December – Winter Exhibition, Tarpey Gallery
2024 Dec – Group Show “Small Works Winter Show” at Spring Gallery, Cheltenham
2024 September – Brighton Art Fair
2024 August – The Open Exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington
2024 August – The Open Exhibition, Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
2024 July – “Yutori” 5 person group exhibition at The Art Buyer Gallery, Thames Ditton
2024 June – Selected as exhibitor at Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London
2024 April – “Uplifted” 5 person group exhibition at Harding House Gallery, Lincoln
2023 Dec – Group Show “Small Works Winter Show” at Spring Gallery, Cheltenham
2023 Nov – Longlisted, Women United Art Prize
2023 Nov-Jan – “Winter Exhibition” at Tarpey Gallery
2023 Oct-Nov – Group show, “Colour” at Macgregor Fine Art, Glasgow
2023 October – Group show, “3 Artists Go to the Coast” at Ballroom Arts, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
2023 July – The Open Exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington
2023 April – Group show, “Kindred” at Stamford Arts Centre, Lincolnshire
2023 March-May – “Colour & Monochrome” at Tarpey Gallery
2022 August – Solo show, “Altered States” at Grain, Newark, Nottinghamshire
2022 August – The Open Exhibition, Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
2022 July – The Open Exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington
2021 November – Solo show, “Painting Outside the Lines” at Grain, Newark, Nottinghamshire
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Commissions
A painting offers a wonderful way to add a new, fresh dimension to your interior.
I can work with you to create a unique piece of art to complement a space in your home.