As a painter, printmaker and illustrator I draw my inspiration mainly from the richness of colour and decorative shapes found in natural form. I am moved by the human figure with its poignant vulnerability and by wildlife where often the threat of extinction has inspired a closer, evocative observation. Three galleries of work can be seen here: Butterfly Series, White heart Series and Natural Form Series. There is an opportunity to purchase this work by going to Store.

Inspiration from my work also as a musician and healing arts practitioner can frequently be found weaving a strong thread through my visual art. In my images I celebrate life and colour and I enjoy portraying the musical score as a piece of beautiful artwork. I have a special love for watercolour as a medium and also the process of etching. To create such soft effects from a sheet of hard metal is always a joy and fascination. 

The arts are of huge importance to me and a most wonderful ally in health care. By distracting the mind and engaging creative imagination and motivating people’s own creativity, a healing process is set in motion.

My paintings and prints have regularly been shown in galleries and I have exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Designs have been commissioned and published by Worldwide Fund for Nature, Oxfam, Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth, as well as WH Smith as illustrations for paper products. I was trained at Southend and Stourbridge Colleges of Art and Brighton University.

Through this website or Creative Workshop my artwork is available in Giclée print (pronounced ‘zhee-clay’). This is a method ensuring the highest archival quality. The paper used is pure cotton, acid-free, and in contrast to wood pulp, is an annually renewable crop which is harvested without damage to the environment. Together with pure pigment based lightfast inks, the pictures will retain their full colour brightness and subtlety for at least one hundred years.

Each print is hand-made and signed for you.


ART IN HEALTHCARE

In 2006 I was invited to create the interior design for the new purpose-built premises of the Dolphins Practice, an NHS GP practice serving 12,000 patients. I welcomed the opportunity to incorporate a versatile and wonderfully creative arts-in-health space into the new design. With colour and form to uplift the spirit, the aim was to promote an inspiring and healing environment for all who visit and work there.

This project was awarded finalist status in the British Holistic Medical Association Good Practice Award: Healing Spaces 2008. The judges commented, “Clearly the whole process of creating the palette and of making art a real presence in this health centre is a message about its aspirations and values: ‘We practice medicine as if people matter: both staff and patients.’ It is one that the whole NHS can learn from.”


The spacious Gallery, on two levels where patients wait to be called, has been designed as a permanent exhibition space for inspirational, imaginative and calming art and poetry. It acts as both a platform for artists to showcase their work and as a therapeutic resource for patients, staff and the wider local community to enjoy. In this atmosphere, which stimulates a sense of well-being and hopefulness, it has been wonderful to hear people discussing art, as opposed to their troubles. Even a brief respite can bring relief with art appearing to open the mind to new possibilities, create energy and optimism, and provide comfort to the soul. 

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