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My Inspiration
The native flora & fauna of the wild hills and valleys of Exmoor in North Devon are my home and inspiration. I spend happy hours mixing rich colour palette’s sparked from a particular plant or season.
I feed my imagination through studying the soulful art of Mary Fedden, Milton Avery and Paul Klee.
Each moment in nature seems to be an unfolding story to me - I love the way bees explore each tube of red clover flowers with careful hand and tongue - magic moments.
My Creative Journey
My childhood was spent in outer London encouraged to look at art by my mum and grandma. My great aunt was a member of the Royal Academy and I dreamt of being an artist like her.
As my art practise grew I found a connection and happiness in creating and sharing my love of nature. I am really passionate about how art can uplift and inspire.
Studying BA (Hons) Fine Art painting at Falmouth College of Art between 1982-1984, I created large scale paintings of the landscape and was much inspired by the Romantic tradition of the Cornish Art scene.
In 1987 I settled on Exmoor with my partner and children and continued my fine art practice as well as working professionally within the arts and raising a family.
In December 2020 I had the great pleasure to be featured as an artist on Exmoor on Chanel 4’s ‘Devon and Cornwall’ TV program.
In 2022 I was selected for the first time to exhibit with the Royal Society of British Painters at the Mall gallery in London.
A Love of Printing
I create joyful landscape and botanical prints, inspired by 20th Century design.
I use the Linocut printmaking process because I love the strong design element that it encourages. My contemporary wildflower prints are decorative, with stylized shapes and a balance of pastel hues and earthy tones.
I have been particularly inspired by the flowing woodblock prints of Eric Ravilious. Also the nature prints of Shiko Munakata 20th Century Japan. Contemporary British artsist Mark Hearld delights with his playful take on nature in print design.
Printmaking in editions puts original art within the reach of many more people and collectors, which is very important to me.
I was honoured to be commisoned by ‘The Slightly Foxed’ quartely publication to make a print for their front cover following in the footsteps of Clare Curtis.
The Joy of Painting
I paint to re-experience and share the feeling of being connected to nature, of being happy.
I paint intuitively holding loosely to drawings and photos that I have made in the landscape. My work is often composed of detailed foreground plants that lead the eye to grazing animals and rolling moorland or coastal scenes.
I combine muted subtle earthy colours with highlights of lilac or pastel yellow. My printmaking style of flat layered patterns or rhythms feeds my painting. The beauty of woodland species and moorland abound.
“Here is the simple enchantment of stopping to gaze, the rapture of briefly losing sense of duty and time.”