About me.....

 I paint as much as time will allow, usually with two or three works on the go at once. I am married with three (nearly grown) children, so art has always had to be scheduled around family. I am also a full-time teacher, so most of my work is commissioned. 

When we moved to Lincolnshire in 2009, I rediscovered my creative instinct. I like to paint a variety of subjects; what I paint depends on my mood. I often work from my own photographs, sometimes from my imagination, and occasionally from life, but never aiming to make a replica of the photograph. Many of my landscapes are of places that I love, which is why Seaview, Isle of Wight features heavily. 

Please see the "Portfolio" page for works that are for sale, or to commission me to do something specific. Please contact me by email or phone to discuss further details: see the "contacts" page on this site. 

Artistic Influences
I am influenced by old masters: Degas, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Tintoretto, El Greco and Velasquez, as well as a few more modern artists: Manet, Cezanne, Stanley Spencer and Francis Bacon. I love to watch ballet, gymnastics and athletics, which perhaps explains all the dancers and figures in action in my portfolio. 

My Background
I was lucky enough to have had two inspirational art teachers at school - Mrs Wolfe for O level and Mrs Swanston for A level - and some artistic success, winning various national art competitions, including the British Airways & British Home Stores National competition in 1982. I took a degree in Fine Art & History of Art at the University of Reading from 1983 to 1987.

​After that I went into Advertising Sales and Training, then progressed into various other sales jobs, had three children, ran a pub with my husband, went into local politics, worked in schools, and have moved several times. Art took a back seat for a while! 

I have lived in Beckenham, Chelsfield, Reading, Tunbridge Wells, Matfield and now live in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. Apart from painting, I enjoy photography, gardening, singing and swimming, and am slightly obsessed with stationery and handbags. I love old churches, castles and stately homes: my children have had to put up with many historical trips over the years!