This piece called ‘Bond’ has a special meaning to me. When creating a portrait I always aim to capture the emotion and energy of the sitter. If there are more than one person in the composition, it’s key to capture the bond between the two. This piece is of my baby and my husband, from…
This image entitled ‘Swarm’ is part of a series from two years ago, abstracted from photos I took of masses of sardines (…I think the correct term is ‘school’!) in the ocean when I was scuba diving. I loved how there is so much simplicity amid the chaos of the fish darting and diving underwater…
And why you should start sketching quick pen and ink sketches of birds. ‘Bird’ is my son’s favourite new word. In a vocab of 80 words, it’s the thing he can say the most/ best. So thanks to him pointing ‘bird’ out, I have a new appreciation and bulging photo reel of ‘bird’. I’m a…
The last few months have been strange for my studio what with moving abroad, moving back again and living in a hotel for a very long time with a small baby! I had to turn down various commissions due to lack of space, but things have recently changed! I’ve taken advantage of new-found freedom and…
With so many private commissions that i was tackling it wasn’t too easy for me to promote much of my work. However, it has been a brilliant winter of inspiration from nature – including cows from a nearby field which I spent may a day walking by – and Scottish wildlife. Spending so much of…
I’ve been so busy with a number of private and confidential commissions to undertake, and subsequent framing. It has been fun! They are now in the post or being stored for later delivery. Many of the pieces have been surprise gifts for their loved ones so the subject matter has been close to their hearts…
Pets are so popular as a subject matter, and that’s fine with me as I always love the chance to work with a new pup. Reference material is so important and I prefer to take the photos myself wherever possible to get a sense of their character and form in person. However, taking photos of…
I often get asked what art materials I use. More often than not, people just want to know whether I use acrylic, oils, pencils or pastels. They don’t ask what make or grade of material I use. And they definitely don’t ask what canvas or paper I use. Way back as an undergraduate, we were…