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This is where you can get to know more about why I love to paint the dramatic coastline of Devon and Dorset!

I studied Graphic Design at Salisbury College of Art and began

painting murals, wooden vessels and making shoes which were rich, colourful and inspiring years working across the world.

I have always felt moved to paint and my style has evolved over the years in response to my environment and the methods I’m using at the time.

I find inspiration everywhere, from the fields outside my studio to walks across Stonebarrow, Uplyme, Golden Cap and beyond. My palette reflects the seasons and and the effects of the weather on the landscape.

I believe it’s important for an artist to keep exploring, keep challenging themselves and not staying in their comfort zone for too long.

With a few risks along the way, progress and sparks can happen.

I teach landscape painting classes and workshops at my studio nearby and love to help people become more creative.

 

Inspiration and method in 2023/24

“Over the last year I have been Creating handpainted and printed collage papers to an painted background or I will craete the painting entirely from layers of collage.

This year I started an online collage course with the best in her field, Sally Hirst

I have allowed myself time to explore new ideas and techniques in order to develop my work and create paintings that I love

I have been playing around with printed and painted collage papers which allows me to use more spontaneous marks curate the pieces into a dynamic new compostion.

Collage is like a jigsaw puzzle. Trying to find the right pieces to convey what I am trying to acheive. This often involves creating even more painted papers and has meant I’ve had to get a filing sytem in place to house them all! It’s a messy but fun process which is highly addictive!

Currently I am exploring the methods of adding my handpainted collage papers to an existing landscape painting along with pieces made entirely from paper. They are quite different and both approaches are a challenge.

I use ABACA tissue paper which is incredibly fine paper, almost tissue in weight but very strong and this takes acrylic paint very well and is structurally intact. I use a painterly method to cover large sheets of this and let them dry. Once they are, they become ‘collage fodder’ and I can use from them indefinately. They just become smaller and smaller!

If you would like to find out more about this process, just ask!

“I enjoy walking the rolling hills and footpaths and always have my eyes open to possible ‘snapshots’ of colour, form, line and the feeling of capturing something unique.
I save these either in my camera or my mind and they reappear at some point along the way - maybe this week or next: I love to see them become something unique.”

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