I am a professional artist living and working in Derbyshire, England, on the doorstep of the beautiful Peak District National Park, an area which inspires much of my work.
Without a doubt, watercolour is my favourite medium, which I have used since my father bought me a beautiful box of watercolour paints during an extended stay in hospital when I was fifteen. Known for being a difficult medium to use, my approach is not to overly control the paint, but to work with its unpredictable fluidity to create fresh and spontaneous paintings, bringing the necessary detail out of the abstraction. I aim to capture the essence of the subject in a sensitive and expressive way, using vibrant washes of transparent colour to create my contemporary watercolour paintings.
I show my paintings at exhibitions across the UK and internationally, and have won numerous awards, with work held in private, corporate and public collections.
EDUCATION
Diploma in Drawing and Painting, London Art College, 2007-2010
AWARDS
Highly Commended, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Inaugural Chairman’s Award, Association of Animal Artists annual exhibition
Highly Commended (two paintings), Association of Animal Artists annual exhibition
Birds Birds Birds award, National Exhibition of Wildlife Art
First Prize, National Trust Painting Competition
Highly Commended, Belper Arts Festival
Shortlisted, Stiwdio Maelor Works on Paper Prize
Shortlisted, Jackson’s Art Competition
COLLECTIONS
The American Macular Degeneration Foundation
The Vision and Art Project, Cincinnati
The Sketchbook Project, New York
Brooklyn Art Library, New York
The Women's Art Library, Goldsmiths University, London
Clocktower Group, London
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
MSJ Group, London
Private collections in the UK, USA, Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and the Middle East
EXHIBITIONS
Porthmeor Studios, Cornwall
The Old Lock Up Gallery, Derbyshire
The Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire
Mall Galleries, London
William H Miller Fine Art, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Derbyshire
Out of the Blue Gallery, Edinburgh
Strathnairn Gallery, Canberra, Australia
National Exhibition of Wildlife Art
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Open Exhibition
The Association of Animal Artists annual exhibition, Cheshire
Trygve Gallery, New York, USA
Saatchi Art, USA
The Women's Art Library, London
Exhale Unlimited Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Menier Gallery, London
Vibe Gallery, London
Moss Gallery, Moss, Norway
PUBLICATIONS
‘Paint' magazine, UK, 2018
Selected artist, The FOA Winter Expo, FOA publishing, USA, 2017
Featured collection, Saatchi Art, USA, 2016
Interview, The Vision and Art Project, USA, 2016
Interview, 'Fine Art' magazine, UK, 2016
Featured artist, 'Artists and Illustrators' magazine, UK, 2015
Featured artist, 'The Artist' magazine, UK, 2015
Interview, 'Artsbeat' magazine, UK, 2015
Interview, 'Paint' magazine, UK, 2015
Two paintings featured in '101 Creative Animal Artworks' (Pandora), 2014
Interview, 'Paint' magazine, UK, 2014