I was born in Ipswich and from a very early age just wanted 'to do art'. I studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Colchester School of Art and Norwich School of Art culminating in a B.A. (Hons) in 1984.
After running my own Graphic Design business for 25 years, in 2017 I returned to watercolours, a medium that I have always loved, painting seascapes and landscapes. Not the easiest of mediums to tame which is really part of its charm, and the unpredictability of how it will ebb and flow!
As well as using watercolours in a more realistic and traditional style I have recently, inspired by sea and shore, discovered the joy of creating more semi-abstract contemporary work with mixed media and watercolour collage. This can be more equated to marquetry, cutting and fitting together pieces of painted and textured paper to create an image.
I have exhibited my work widely throughout East Anglia at;
The Society of East Anglian Watercolourists, Ely
Suffolk Open Studios
Ipswich Art Society ‘Open’ exhibition 2019 & 2024
The Minories ‘Summer Open’ exhibition 2024
The Society of Graphic Fine Art 'Open' exhibition 2020 & 2022 , Mall Galleries, London
The Royal Society of Marine Artists 'Open' exhibition 2020 & 2022, Mall Galleries, London
The Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe, 2024
