Inspired by the Surrey Hills, North Yorkshire and South Downs, I create joyful, lyrical and semi-abstract landscapes which are characterised by layers of gorgeous colours, expressive mark making and rich texture. My mixed media paintings explore nostalgia, identity and belonging, linking my northern roots with my present life in the south. My work blends playful imagination reminiscent of fairytales with a deeper reflection on our relationship with the natural world.

From initial sketches based on the landscape's lines, shapes and patterns, the final pieces are developed using a playful paint application of layered acrylics, glazes, pastels, oil sticks, inks and collage creating tactile surfaces that evoke weathered rocks, distant hills and uplifting, lyrical scenes full of movement and energy. Collaged elements of gelli prints, poetry and music manuscript enhance visual interest and narrative. Angular trees, little houses, and stone walls gradually emerge to form uplifting, lyrical landscapes that capture both memory and place.







“A work becomes a work of art when one re-evaluates the values of nature and adds one’s own spirituality. I tried to pursue notions such as these and often I stood contemplating the landscape, so grey, so simple, yet so splendidly rich with the animation of the sun and the wind.” Emile Nolde




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Nominated for Surrey Artists of the Year 2025 - Exhibition at the New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham 13 Set - 1 Nov 2025