I left my job as a headteacher to become a full time artist 35 years ago. I am now an experienced abstract artist painting mostly in oils.

I have just moved from Buckinghamshire to Hertfordshire. 

I do not set out to make a painting but find it during a process of exploration and problem solving.

I start my painting without a fixed idea, improvising and layering until a conversation with the work begins. I add and remove paint before moving to the analylitical and editing stage in order to bring the work to resolution.

I love colour and find it  is both exciting and inspiring.I use it to draw the eye, create mood and form relationships between line and shape.

I am doing open studios this year 2026 September so I would be very pleased to show you my many paintings.