"‘Watching the Days Arrive’ explores the feeling of being out in the landscape, taking in the colours, sights and sounds. I walk most days on The Ridgeway; the highest point for miles around, crowned with beech copses running like horses manes across the tops of the chalky downs. Rather than being a specific location, I paint a memory of a place, fleeting recollections of views. When using oil paint and cold wax I work in thin layers of buttery soft colour, wiping colour across the paper, encouraging areas of colour mixing and blending. Cold wax adds body, transparency and depth to the paint."

"I have always studied and made art, first at Shelly Park, Bournemouth then at Middlesex University in London. My passion for creativity has led to a long career as an art teacher and I love helping others to find the joy of Art. A period of illness in 2020 and 2021 meant that I had to step back from the act of creating but painting played an important role in my recuperation. After my illness my work has become calm and peaceful."

"I exhibit widely and this year have had work in The Rona Painting Gallery, Oxford, Waterperry Gardens Gallery and Spirit Studios (with The John Martin Gallery and Auto Amor) Suffolk. I am an active member of Oxfordshire Art Society and regularly open my studio for Oxfordshire Artweeks and Swindon Open Studios. I have work in private collections across the UK, Europe and Africa."