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 since 2021 has proved to be a deeply healing experience as I learned to really let go with my materials and gave myself permission to revel in tactile textures, carefree mark making and, most recently, including highlights of luxurious-feeling 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.
Working from my own inner knowledge rather than reference means that the landscapes which take shape often resonate with the experiences of others and speak directly to an emotional place within them, 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 14 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
THE ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER SHOW
June 18th – August 18th 2024
Burlington House, Picadilly, London
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Y U T O R I
July 6th – August 3rd 2024
Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
Meet the artists – Saturday July 6th 10am – 5pm
Discover 5 artists whose work explores the ancient japanese concept of slowing down and absorbing nature.
Presented by The Art Buyer
16a High Street, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0RY
Please contact me if you’d like to know more about any of the events above.
Selected Exhibitions
2021 November – Solo show, “Painting Outside the Lines” at Grain, Newark, Nottinghamshire
2022 July – The Open Exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington
2022 August – The Open Exhibition, Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
2022 August – Solo show, “Altered States” at Grain, Newark, Nottinghamshire
2023 March-May – “Colour & Monochrome” at Tarpey Gallery
2023 April – Group show, “Kindred” at Stamford Arts Centre, Lincolnshire
2023 July – The Open Exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington
2023 October – Group show, “3 Artists Go to the Coast” at Ballroom Arts, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
2023 Oct-Nov – Group show, “Colour” at Macgregor Fine Art, Glasgow
2023 Nov-Jan – “Winter Exhibition” at Tarpey Gallery
2023 Nov – Longlisted, Women United Art Prize
2023 Dec – Group Show “Small Works Winter Show” at Spring Gallery, Cheltenham
2024 April – “Uplifted” 5 person group exhibition at Harding House Gallery, Lincoln
2024 June – Selected as exhibitor at Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London
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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.