“stop thinking about artworks as objects & start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.”
— Brian Eno
Do you love nature and the landscape? Do you love that sense of freedom and space when outdoors? Being outside feeds my soul, brings balance to my life...and sparks my creativity. I sketch, take photos, make notes...or just sit, absorbing every detail - the forms, colours, sounds and textures of these wild places providing endless inspiration for my work...
Finding My Inspiration…
Working across several pieces simultaneously, I use charcoal, inks and watercolours: mediums that are fluid and spontaneous, unpredictable even. By allowing the media to flow and pool, to build up soft layers, by letting the work evolve almost organically, intuitively, I create atmospheric, expressive art, in beautiful muted palettes, that capture the essence of the subject, evoking memories of place, time and emotions…
I studied at Loughborough University, Leics, UK, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art in 2013. I have since exhibited throughout the East Midlands, participated in art fairs and sold to buyers both in the UK and overseas. I currently live and create in Lincolnshire.
a peek at my working process…
I love to work with fluid mediums; watercolours & inks, watching them flow & pool, while I coax them into suggestions of times & places…
Behind the scenes
Coffee Order
Strong, black & plenty of it!
Simple Joy
The wind in my hair & the sun on my face…
Current home
Heckington, Lincolnshire, UK
Annoyances
Lack of manners & being late…
Listening to…
The birds & the rain…
Little Known Fact
In the long distant past, I qualified as a riding instructor
If you want to know more…
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EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
2023 Patchings Festival of Arts, Crafts & Design, Calverton, Notts
2022 Re-Connect Exhibition, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs Melbourne Festival & Arts Trail. Melbourne, Derbys Patchings Festival of Arts, Craft & Design, Calverton, Notts
2021 Melbourne Festival & Arts Trail, Melbourne, Derbys 2020
Patchings Arts Festival, Calverton, Notts, virtual event
2019
Melbourne Festival & Arts Trail, Melbourne, Derbys
Thornton Arts Exhibition, Thornton, Leics
Belvoir Art Trail, Vale of Belvoir, Lincs
2018
Melbourne Festival & Arts Trial, Melbourne, Derbys
2017
The Secret Postcard Show, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbys
Exploring Place, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs
2015
Inspired by Nature, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs
International Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
2014
Making A Mark, Blue Owl Art, Grantham, Lincs, September-January
Connecting Threads, The Charnwood Museum, Loughborough, Leics
2013
Connecting Threads, Cromford Mill, Cromford, Derby