About Me

I come from an artistic background and have always loved art and been creative but followed a more conventional career path. After some health issues and retirement, I have returned to art energised, excited, and animated by the chance to explore it again.

I am inspired by the wild and crazy diversity of the natural world and the restorative power of nature. I never know what is going to inspire me or what I’m going to produce next. 

I work from home in the Cotswolds in Southwest England and my art is mostly sparked by the world around me - although animals or plants from distant shores such as the fantastical and beautiful Leafy Seadragon or the Mother of Millions plant (see below) managed to catch my eye!

I particularly like the organic shapes created by nature and sometimes embellish these to produce fantastical plants and animals as seen below (Papaverine and Kooky Coral respectively).

I find engagement with the inner creative process to be both fascinating and rewarding – the best show in town!

This results in an eclectic mix of subjects including animals, plants, people, landscapes, and abstract art. It also means I work in a variety of media (mostly acrylic) combined with collage. I have always loved paper - Japanese, Mulberry, Venetian, textured, iridescent – I love them all. I find cutting and gluing paper to be therapeutic and consider collage to be a very varied and underrated art form. It can be fun, quirky, beautiful, thought-provoking, confronting – so many things.

My aim is to create vibrant art that lifts spirits and adds joy and zest to any space. I don’t take it all too seriously, adopting a playful attitude and hope that comes through in the pictures produced. I had fun creating the work you see here, and I hope you have fun appreciating them.

'Fresh eyes, lovely works and an uplifting colour palette.' Jo

'I enjoyed your exhibition and like that you want to bring joy, zest and lift spirits - me too! Lovely stuff.' Lydia

'Beautiful exhibition and what a variety!' Heather

Now for two short reels showcasing first some of my mixed media and then some of my collage art. Enjoy!