I make landscape and botanical paintings, often En plein air in a variety of mediums using oils, acrylics, watercolour, and water soluble wax pastel.

What I'm drawn to initially is colour, light and interesting shapes in nature. But more specifically is the the feeling you get when peeking through to a scene that's naturally framed by looking beyond what's in the foreground, nosing beyond a bush, or noticing the play of light reflecting on or through something. I enjoy showing how beautiful flowers are when they're dying. When the colours melt, often becoming more translucent, the shapes contort into something new and unexpected.

I hope people will take away a childlike wonder and a sense of magic in nature from seeing my work. Like a scene from a fairy-tale.

Painted En plein air at Cherry Meadow farm near Umberleigh in North Devon when the weather would switch from beautiful sunshine to torrential rain almost every hour! I adore the site of a sunlit hill, with a dark ominous sky behind to contrast and really show off the beauty in the landscape. The chickens have already taken shelter in the foreground

Oil on Canvas Board

18x24cm

 Framed