I originally trained as a designer, gaining a BA (hons) in Fashion Design with a specialism in printed textiles at Central St. Martin's School of Art in the early 1990's.

After working in various areas of the fashion & textile design industry, a career break to raise my four children has led me to rediscover my earlier obsession with drawing & painting.

My paintings tend to be both expressive & joyful. I'm particularly inspired by the vivacious wildflowers and big skies I see in the countryside around my home. Favourites include cow parsley and poppies, but this spring I've been completely obsessed with bluebells, which seem to be everywhere. Many of my pictures also include memories of the beautiful, larger than life flowers which my Grandad grew in his garden. My work is also strongly influenced by old textiles, both in the colours I choose and in my use of collage, stencilling and mark-making to add texture and depth. Examples of my recent work can be seen on the next few pages.

 I also enjoy the immediacy of life drawing, usually working in layers of collage and inks on paper, or on canvas when time allows. My focus is on colour, concentrating on the play of warm and cold shadows across the body.

 I run 'The Drawing Room' along with another artist, near my home in Surrey, providing life drawing classes and workshops. Please take a look at the Life Drawing page for more details.