Changing Times
My work has always had a common theme of ‘Back to Nature’. Combining the figure with natural images is intended to challenge the viewer to consider the importance of the natural world in the face of climate change and human interaction.
My work is also about having an image with a narrative that takes one to a tranquil place of contemplation, away from the worries of the world. The figures in my paintings are there to encourage one to think deeper than the decorative. They are my signature to a gentle way of questioning the life we live in. Yet also a mindful place to take ourselves in times of stress.
My love of creating something magical on canvas started at a very early age. Since graduating in Fine Art, I haven’t stopped working and exhibiting, gathering inspiration from a plethora of experiences of living abroad - in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, Sydney and also from my many visits to Nepal, as well as India and Sri Lanka. My work during the years of Covid have included smaller en plein aire pieces alongside more studio-based larger pieces that I am most known for. The joy of nature and the bringing together of the life form and botanical images, create a magical place of contemplation and meditation., which I feel we all need in this time of uncertainty.
When creating a piece, mark making and depth of field are all-important, where the images grow, change and develop on the canvas. Exploring colour and form becomes an exciting new but sometimes exhausting and challenging experience! I find that quite often things from my subconscious reveal themselves in my paintings without me realizing. Worry’s I did not realize I had.
Typically I work by first sifting through images either sketched or photographed where I have captured a fleeting image that will inspire the start of a new painting. The next stage includes the life model, or figure. Once I have two if not three lightly sketched figures on the canvas my imagination gets working and typically I will use a loose acrylic paint to mark in an idea roughly, often taking time to get the right feel before I continue with oil paint, again loosely applied, working into it sometimes with charcoal, slowly but surely tightening up some areas and leaving other areas free and undefined. During the building up of layers an image starts to appear and takes on an existence and personality of its own. This is what I love to do and am passionate about.
I am showing in an International traveling show from the 10th November 2022 for one week at the Camden Image Gallery curated by Stefania Carrozzini.
I currently have work in Turner & Thom in Hampshire with a solo show starting in July 2023.
I also have another Solo show commencing in their Upper Gallery at Lauderdale House, Highgate London from March 2023 for one month.









