About

My paintings begin with my own adventures along the British coast.   Travels through Western Cornwall, Wales and Ireland form my earliest memories, the shoreline always playing an important role. Long beach-combing walks and time spent sailing on our family boat always spark inspiration; my focus broadens to horizons, tides, the elements.

Once back in my Cotswold studio, gathered sketches, photos, driftwood and sea glass connect me to the coastal palette and weathered textures that underpin my work. 

My themes relate to feelings of escapism and containment, a balance of wilderness and domesticity. 

Isolation is recurrent in my paintings. Remote cottages represent safe havens in their exposed, coastal landscapes. I’m interested in our response to Isolation and also to the enforced paring back that it brings, the delicate equilibrium we have all faced in recent years.

Vessels, too, are places of calm, offering protection as we navigate through stormy times.  Small dinghies are tethered to the quay, rhythmically bobbing in the harbour.

Recently, I have developed these boat forms into more sociable groups of domestic vessels – abstracted bowls, goblets, jugs, egg cups are arranged in rows, perhaps in search of connection and order in this somewhat chaotic world.