About …

I studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College School of Art, Wimbledon School of Art where I gained a BA in Fine Art and then with a French Government Scholarship at l’Ecole des Beaux Arts,  Montpellier. It was here that I discovered the light and colour of the south of France,  which has stayed with me ever since. 

Later I worked at the Wallace Collection in London researching  paintings in the collection which helped to deepen my understanding of painting. After moving from London to East Sussex , firstly to Robertsbridge and then to Sedlescombe I fell in love with the beautiful countryside.

I’ve drawn and painted for as long as I can remember and have been fortunate over the years to pursue my passion. Colour and pattern have helped shape my figurative compositions.  I work in my studio at home where I look onto fields and wooded hills. 

My surroundings  have inspired me whether flowers in the garden,  trees in the nearby woods or fruit on the table.  I work from drawings and photographs and often find ideas abroad, recently Greece and France have been sources of inspiration.  Influences on my work range from seventeenth century Spanish still life to Pierre Bonnard, Edward Hopper and David Hockney.

All my paintings are oil on canvas unless otherwise stated.