I have lived in East Anglia all my life and now live in the village of Great Wilbraham, where I produce work in my Summer House Studio. 

 

Watercolour is an exciting medium, creating beautiful and surprising effects. The joy is that the outcome is uncertain, as the watercolour 

takes on a life of its own and anything, including happy accidents, can form in a spontaneous and unique way. Painting has been my

love for many years and my aim is to create images which will lift the spirit and enhance life. 

 

Natural subjects and still life are my forte and I particularly love flowers,  trying to capture the essence of their beauty in a loose

and sometimes semi-abstract style, introducing acrylic or watercolour inks and experimenting with collage and tissue. Using a

 variety of papers, complements flower studies most effectively, bringing elements of texture and vitality into my work. Also, one of 

my special interests is in designing  cards of a variety of styles, using watercolour, inks and collage; sometimes incorporating lace and 

beads on papers and tissues. Several of my designs have been accepted by Artists' Cards.

 

My current retail outlets are at Cambridge Contemporary Art, Saffron Walden Gallery, EJR Creative Hasketon Suffolk, Burwash Manor shops, Barton, 

Cambridge Botanic Garden and many private clients. I have participated in Cambridge Open Studios since 2001 and have exhibited

 in Oundle and Sudbury galleries, Cambridge Contemporary Art and in various group exhibitions.  I am a member of the 

Society of East Anglian Watercolourists, Cambridge and District Art Circle and Cambridge Drawing Society. 

 

Since 2008, I have been teaching watercolour, both in my Summer House Studio and at various art groups in the Cambridge

area. I am also a Tutor with Tindalls Art Shop in Newmarket, as well as EJR Creative in Hasketon. I offer workshops for up to a maximum of four students in my Studio, as well as teaching one to one tuition to both adults and children.