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I was born in Leamington Spa and
grew up in Kent. I studied art firstly at Canterbury College
of Art, and then at Camberwell School of Art. I then completed
a post graduate course at the Royal College of Art where
I studied textile design. Serendipitously, I now find
myself living close to where I was born and feel certain
that the oak trees and rolling fields that I observed
and remembered as a small child have an extra resonance
now that I paint them as an adult.
As a young graduate I spent several
years earning a living as a London based designer where
I sold hand painted silks and batiks to fashion designers
and framed panels in a similar genre.
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Later in my career I took a year out to complete a PGCE
and went to teach in a local school where I became head
of art; a job I loved. By this time my work had changed
from pure textile design to mixed media pieces on canvas.
I eventually cut my teaching down to part time in order
to concentrate more fully on my work.
Following a house move to the borders of north Worcestershire
I started to paint landscapes. It’s hard not to
respond to what is around me – the changing natural
effects of climate, skies and seasons over land forms.
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Nature
has always been the central theme of my work and, as clichéd
as it may sound, it continues to be my inspiration. It
has an inexhaustible richness and I want to use the infinite
variety of shapes and forms that I see around me and interpret
them in my own way.
I have exhibited work in London, Oxford and Birmingham
and have sold to private collectors in the UK. I am currently
jointly curating two exhibitions near Birmingham. |
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