My earliest memories are of drawing portraits of my family and trying to copy my father's collection of old paintings and by doing this I taught myself to paint.
Over the years I have experimented with everything I could get my hands on including clay, stained glass, screen printing, Stone carving and more.
When my children were young we spent many a camping holiday near Swanage and in 2006 we moved from London to Poole.
Since then I have pursuing my career as an artist. The beautiful vistas of the Purbeck area give me so much pleasure and inspire me to try and capture the magic of it all in my acrylic and oil paintings. I am fascinated by the ever changing colours and movement of the sea and how the weather affects the landscape of the dunes.
In 2015 I won The Centenary Cup for Fine Art at the Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition
and in 2016 I was invited to have a solo exhibition by the National Trust on Brownsea Island.
I am thrilled to be guest artist at the Purbeck New Wave Gallery and taking part in Purbeck Art weeks.
Selected Exhibitions and Events
2018
Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition
2017
Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition
Invited Artist, Corpus Christi Primary School, Bournemouth
2016
Dorset Art Weeks
Solo 3mth Exhibition on Brownsea Island for the National Trust
Invited Artist Sylvan Primary School, Poole
2015
Art Tutor. Beginers Acrylics. Artisan Studio Workshop, Bournemouth
Dolphin Studio Workshop Exhibition, Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park
Solo Exhibition RWE Swindon
Solo Exhibition Lighthouse Poole
Pavement Artist for Poole Council May Day event
2014
Poole Museum Open Exhibition
Awards
2018
Voted Best painting Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition
2017
Voted best painting. Dorset Arts and Crafts Exhibition
2015
Dorset Arts and Crafts Centenary Cup for Fine Art Landscape
2014
Runner up prize winner, Poole Museum Open