A childhood spent in Norway gave me an affinity with landscape and nature, and a degree in archaeology a curiosity about the human relationship with the environment.  After graduation from UCL, I spent a year painting and drawing in Italy, before returning to London and eventually settling in Bath.  Alongside my later career as a counsellor, I continued exploring my creativity on a largely self-taught basis, before making the decision to commit to being an artist.

 

Drawing underpins my work, as an expressive form in its own right, or as a starting-point to explore other media - oils, watercolour, printmaking.  Our impact on the natural world and wildlife is a growing concern, and habitats that we take for granted are under threat.  The scale of the subject matter - whether open landscapes or intimate close-ups - directs the choice of media and level of detail I want to include, often exploring with a combination of paint washes, charcoal and pastel. Balancing linework, texture and colour, I try and capture an image and mood that the viewer can connect with emotionally.

 

Training

SACI College of Art & Design, Florence

Life Drawing - London, Bath Artists Studios

Printmaking - Bath Artist Printmakers

 

Exhibitions

2024  Pastel Society 125th Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2023  Bruton Art Society Annual Exhibition, Somerset

2023  Pastel Society 124th Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2023  Bruton Art Society Annual Exhibition, Somerset

2022  Pastel Society Spring Exhibition, Thompson’s Gallery, Aldeburgh

2022  Pastel Society 123rd Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2021  Pastel Society 122nd Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2020  Pastel Society 121st Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2019  Pastel Society 120th Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

2015  Bath Society of Artists Annual Open Exhibition, Bath

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Gallery Listings

Thompson’s Gallery, Aldeburgh

Lion Street Gallery, Hay-on-Wye, Summer 2021

Lion Street Gallery, Hay-on-Wye, Spring 2020

Mall Galleries, London, Award Winners Collection, Summer 2020

 

Awards & Prizes

2021  Elected as a member of The Pastel Society, UK

2020  The Artist Magazine Award - Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, London

2019  Annie Longley Award - Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, London

2019  Unison Colour Non-Member Award - Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, London

 

Private Collections

UK, Norway, Russia, USA

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Articles

Artists & Illustrators Magazine, Oct 2021

The Artist Magazine, November 2022

The Pastel Journal USA Summer Edition

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