Art has been my passion all my life and, with a background in fine art and multi-media textiles, I always find that I come back to painting and drawing. Having worked as a graphic designer, I am now based in Harborne, a leafy suburb of Birmingham, where I work in my attic studio creating both abstract and figurative work, inspired by my love of colour and the world around me.
I grew up in Oxfordshire and, no matter how long I have lived in the country’s second city, I will always consider myself a ‘shire girl. I know both the Isle of Skye and Lake District well and find that the memories of these landscapes always influence my work.
My work evolves in a very dynamic and organic way and I think that it finds me as much as I create it, we grow together as I continue to learn and grow as an artist.
I take commissions for all types of work, from portraits of famous people and family members, paintings of favourite landscapes and views, to drawings of special buildings. If there’s something you’d like me to draw or paint for you then please get in touch.
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