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 have found more time recently and have rediscovered my creative instinct. I tend to paint while there is a good murder programme, or "Escape to the country", on in the background!
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. I also accept commissions. 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!