My work has evolved after spending many years living in a rural area in southern Portugal. I have found walking daily in a natural landscape, abundant with so many different trees and plants at assorted stages of seasonal development, provoked important changes to how & what I wanted to paint. Such close access to the seasonal evolution from bud to decay has concentrated my focus and visual response to the plentiful manifestations presented by this annual happening. I enjoy the challenge of working with a limited pallette. Most of my paintings have been completed using only 2 of each primary colour.
Biography
Since completing a Natural History Illustration course in the 90's I have consistantly painted, producing a diversity of commercial illustrations & private commissions. For the past 5 years I have focused almost entirely on Botanical Art.
I exhibit annually with the Society of Botanical Artists & September 2019 I was honoured to be awarded a Fellowship with them. I have an exhibit ready to be shown at the Royal Horticultural Society Art & Photography Show which was unfortunately cancelled last year due to Covid.
Last year I was delighted to have had 2 of my paintings chosen for The Society of Women Artists & also to have been awarded the Great Art Award.
