About Me

I've loved painting and drawing since I was a child. At school, I studied Art as a GCSE and at A Level, but I went on to gain a degree in BSc Geography at Exeter University. I graduated in 2018 and decided to take a gap year to work out what career path to take, and took up painting landscapes again. I’ve been painting since then, displaying my original work, prints and greetings cards in local Sussex art galleries. 

 

I am self taught, and have developed a detailed style using oils, with which I aim to create an element of depth and photo-realism in my paintings. I have always loved the South Downs, their shape, and the scenes they create. Lots of my paintings feature chalk paths, or the distinctive scarp slopes of the Downs that I am so familiar with, and I love showing how these scenes change with the seasons. Wildflowers on chalk grassland are a favourite to paint, and I use them as an opportunity to decorate a piece with bright and vivid colours. I have always adored the Seven Sisters, having grown up just down the road in Seaford, and these stunning chalk cliffs have become a focal point in my work over the last couple of years. I love portraying an ever changing yet instantly recognisable and iconic view that can be painted in a thousand different ways through the tides and seasons.

 

I have recently begun a project focusing on UK National Parks, beginning with the South Downs, and including Exmoor in Somerset as of 2024. Research has begun to include Dartmoor and the Cairngorms in Scotland. With this project I hope to continue with my goal of making the viewer of my work feel that they are present in the landscape, and to capture the essence of our protected places. The value of immortalising a special place, a favourite view, our last remaining ‘wild’ spaces and vulnerable landscapes in need of our protection, is what inspires me to continue to respond to and portray these essential spaces.

 

I have displayed my paintings at several local Sussex art galleries over the last 4 years, including a solo exhibition in January 2022 and Autumn 2024.  I am available for commissions.