About

I was born in South Wales and now live in Dorset having lived in East Anglia for nearly 30 years. Visual stimulation from different surroundings, colour combinations from nature or photographic images, or even a piece of fabric can create ideas for inclusion in a painting. The vibrant colours, light and brightness of the Mediterranean, Australia or the fascination of fishing boats in the West Country give me great pleasure and inspiration. The textures and rhythms of nature within a landscape all stimulate me.

I have a compulsive desire to paint, create, make marks and produce vivid and expressive work. Painting, for me, is a direct channel for expressing pure joy and the resulting artworks are vibrant, alive, full of energy and aimed at uplifting and inspiring those who encounter them.

I use lively surface texture and intense colours and endeavour to capture the essence of a place or subject. As reproducing reality is of no interest to me, I'm looking to capture the emotional resonance of a moment, a place or an object and I love to take direction from the energy I feel in that instance, allowing the painting to guide me.

I have exhibited recently in London, Guildford, Newcastle and Brighton and Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge have 5 of my paintings as part of their collection.