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At school I studied art, biology, history and latin but it was not until later years that I made sense of these divergent subjects; although I loved each subject in its own right. From nature walks to a fascination in the small antique objects kept by my grandmother in her workbox to latin phrases; I was passionate about these subjects. I didn't realise until adulthood their real significance for me as these disparate experiences came together in natural history art finally making a sense that was very complete and personal.
Growing up I developed a keen interest in art and creating things. Trained in fashion skills and pattern cutting I created wedding dresses and evening wear, relishing the textures and colours of beautiful natural fibres. I now live in North Hertfordshire where we have a large cottage garden cum meadow surrounding our sixteenth century thatched cottage. I have a studio in the grounds from which I can watch the abundant wildlife and changing seasons.
I have worked as a botanical and natural history artist for more than fifteen years, having studied at the universities of Cambridge, Birmingham and Hertfordshire. I have exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Hertfordshire and London and have developed a rather special commission service. I am currently developing a new body of work for another exhibition since selling some 50 paintings in the last 6 years. Having been accepted in 2007, I was delighted to exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society in London in 2008. I am a member of the Society of Botanical Artists and show work each April at the London Show.
My work depicts found natural objects, affected, renounced and used by nature. These are mostly painted in watercolour (often on vellum) and take the viewer to the hedgerow or wayside, recreating a season, a feeling, a scent or an experience for posterity.
Please contact me on 01763 289 235 for commissions, or email me
