I was born in Lancashire and I have been a ‘creative practiser’ for almost all my adult life, spanning the realms of many creative industries including illustration, toy design, interior design and painting.

After a traditional grammar school education, I studied at the Roehampton Institute, London, where my design interests were stimulated on discovering the work of William Morris. To this day, elements of my work in gouache still resonate with my early visit to the Sanderson paint factory in Uxbridge. The smooth, flat paint of the hand-blocked wallpaper designs captivated me.

After graduating I worked at the ‘Upstairs Contemporary Gallery’ within the Royal Academy of Art. Here I fell under the spell of many influential RA artists including Sandra Blow, Patrick Heron, Fraser Hamilton and Elizabeth Blackadder to name but a few. They were seminal years for me, widening my education of the art world. I studied again, later in my career, gaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Surface Pattern Design at UCLAN which lead to work as a Toy designer and Children’s Bedding designer.

I now make the majority of my fine art in my studio in France. Over the last five years, I have been inspired by the many vibrant colours of everyday French life. The sun, and particularly the amazing ‘light’ brings a bright ‘energy’ and a clear definition to places and objects. I try to capture this in my work.

Work currently exhibited at:

The old Ambassador’s Residence, Carcassonne, France

Domaine de Cascaret, Carcassonne, France

Previous Exhibitions

AKA Contemporary Gallery, Cambridge (Summer Exhibition 2023)

Folk Coffee House, Harrogate (June 2023, June/July 2025)

‘The Untidy Kitchen’ (Gouache collage) shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition, London.