I am a mixed-media abstract artist working on canvas and paper, and my practice is rooted in landscape, memory and bold experimentation with materials.
My work is informed by a lifelong engagement with visual language and a background in publishing, which continues to shape my editorial approach to composition, structure and restraint.
Working primarily with acrylics, collage and textured media, I use gels, sand, plaster, gold leaf and hand-printed papers, often on very thin tissue. These are layered and reworked, disrupting the surface and allowing depth and meaning to evolve together. While my work can be highly abstract, it originates and remains anchored in lived experience of place - which could be dramatic coasts, Mediterranean architecture, seascapes here and abroad, or the quietness of my local woodland landscape.
My method is characterised by an intuitive process followed by rigorous editing. Landscapes are not described literally but are filtered through memory to convey emotion, mood and atmosphere. The resulting works invite imaginative response and often contain deliberate ambiguity.
I work from my studio on the Sussex/Surrey border, surrounded by ancient woodland where I walk with my faithful Labrador for hours every day, collecting inspiration and tuning in to the seasons. I regularly open my studio as a member of Surrey Artists Open Studios. My work has been selected for a number of open exhibitions, including The Sussex 2026, 2024 and 2022 (Brighton, Newhaven), the Royal Society of Marine Artists (Mall Galleries, London), appArt (Guildford) and local group exhibitions.