My Story

 I live and produce art in Tadcaster North Yorkshire and have  a B’Ed in Creative Arts, a BA in Painting and an MA in Fine Arts and a working practice of painting and drawing. In 2023 I was accepted as a member of Leeds Fine Artists. I have exhibited in Yorkshire, the North East and Humberside in group shows and also solo.

My main subject is portraiture as I find the human face fascinating on so many levels. Currently my practice is based around the idea of self and particularly my older menopausal self which is both different and the same to my younger self. During my MA I detoured somewhat, and explored lots of new ideas, and whilst they helped my practice develop on many different levels (and reintroduced drawing as a main medium) , the subject and concepts didn't hold me as much as painting people and faces. Deliberately leaving portraiture behind for a nearly 3 years, meant that when I did return to it, my style and focus seem much stronger. 

At present, I am exploring the idea of how I look in a mirror and how other people see me. 

From time to time, I will paint a series of landscapes/ seascapes, which somehow helps me refocus my portrait practice and allows me to experiment and be playful with mediums. The shapes in the landscape and particularly trees are just as fascinating to me as the human face.

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