Style and Concept
I am inspired by our natural environment, wildlife, birds and habitat, with my primary focus being to capture nature's vibrant essence in a loose, expressive style, bringing the outside world, in.
This love of creating bold, and expressive art work from our natural world has led to becoming an established Essex Wildlife Trust contributing artist since 2019.
The Story So Far.
I was born and raised in London, and took my passion for art from A* GCSE through to A* A Level during my school days, prior to graduating with a Diploma in Ladieswear and Pattern Cutting at the Art Institute's London College of Fashion in 2002. From there, I had extensive experience within the sector, including placements at Amanda Wakeley, Betty Jackson, Matthew Williamson, and Emporio Armani, Bond Street.
I took a career break from high end fashion to embark on a path as a long haul flight attendant for over 12 years, travelling to over 40 countries. This love of travel, and exploring cultures and climates of foreign shores has played a huge role in my inspiration through to my work today.
My primary focus is to create colourful, bold and vibrant original watercolour paintings which create a stunning visual display for any work or home space. The constant changing of this medium makes it both complex, fun and spontaneous at the same time, meaning no two pieces are ever the same. Keeping my original art affordable and accessible to all budgets is what I primarily keep to the forefront of my mind when producing my work and is something I pride myself on.
I first exhibited in 2012 at Cressing Temple, Essex, followed in 2015 at the Dutch Nursery in Coggeshall, Essex. In 2018, I was a nominated finalist in the MPower Mum's In Business awards, and a year later became a contributing artist within the Essex Wildlife Trust. This has led to repeated exhibitions since 2019 both at Bedford's Park, and Hanningfield Reservoir. I was a entrant in the DS Wildlife online Wildlife Artist of the Year in 2021, and following Covid-19, my online social platform audience and following had increased significantly. Sharing my journey through my work, techniques and engaging a large scale international audience through live sessions via my social platforms meant my reach had topped 11k. The regular interaction with my community, direct communication on ideas and feedback, as well as sharing all aspects, photos and videos of how my work comes together has meant my clients and customers are included through the whole process. It was this which resulted in becoming an eBay Business Award Finalist in the category of Community Contribution in 2023.
I have sold my work to over 35 countries, with corporate clients including Windsor Castle, The PDSA, The RSPCA, The Vetinary Group, Channel 5, Windsor Castle, Sodexo, Bovis Homes, BBC Top Gear Magazine, The John Copeland Hospital, P&O Ferries, The RAF Museum and The Pumpkin Patch Nursery, among many more.
2024 sees the start of a collaboration with Painters Online, delivering filmed content for their subscribers, and the branching out further into the Wildlife Trust's community in Essex and surrounding home counties.
