Artists Statement

PAINTINGS

I create atmospheric and immersive paintings using oil & wax, acrylic & pastel. I also sketch in watercolour. I am intrigued by moving different art mediums over a range of surfaces and exploring the quality and depth of pigment. When I start a paining I have no idea where it will take me. I first pour oil mixed with turps over the canvas and see what marks are made, what pictures my imagination brings forward and I work on those. Landscapes leap forward sometimes in a fantastical way. I have a small wood at the bottom of the garden and I find a lot of my work feeds from that. I enjoy using autumnal/winter palettes with pops of vibrant colour to guide the eyes around the canvas. My work is largely intuitive in the marks that are made and are fed by my own emotions and reactions to the landscape. Often enjoying the melancholy of a place where solitude exists.

CERAMICS

I hand build in porcelain and paper porcelain, tactile functional ware and decorative pieces. Inspired by my love of roses, peonies and hydrangeas and the fine quality of petals, my work has a very feminine feel. I am naturally drawn to the whiteness of porcelain and use semi transparent glazes to accentuate and not deter from the beauty of the finished piece.

When drinking from a cup it should feel tactile in the hands, nice on the lips and beautiful to look at. As each piece is hand built it is as individual as it’s owner and rather special for it.

Past shows and exhibitions-

Ampthill artists show 2018

Herbert Hedley Gallery 2021-2023

Art In The Pen 2023

The Dorset Brocante 2022-2023-2024

Woburn Mosaic Gallery 2023 - currently represented

Also featured in Meadow magazine, In Her Studio & Country Homes & Interiors.

2025

Solo show @ Aldeburgh Gallery October 3rd-7th