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

COMING SOON…

After my busiest year yet, new events are on pause whilst I’ve currently got time to reflect and reorganise before seeing what new opportunities might be coming my way…!

A huge thankyou to all the new people I’ve met this year at exhibitions and events who have engaged with my work and bought paintings. 

My creative practice is made all the more rich for having connected with you!

I’m always here in my studio in Newark, Nottinghamshire, so if you would ever like to arrange a visit to see my availiable paintings (of which I have many more than I can fit in the shop) either in person or via a video call, just get in touch!

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

2024 July – “Yutori” 5 person group exhibition at The Art Buyer Gallery, Thames Ditton

2024 August – The Open Exhibition, Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire

2024 August – The Open Exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington

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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.

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