New studio at The Courthouse

Exciting news! I have moved into a new studio space in the historic town of Bushmills, Northern Ireland. It’s in one of a number of units in a building called The Courthouse, which had been derelict for many years and has now been restored by Enterprise Causeway and team with funding from the Peace Project, to repurpose and bring it to life. I’m so looking forward to creating new paintings here and working alongside other local businesses. Open from 5th November, 2024, Mon, Thurs, Fri & Sat 10-5pm.

‘Happy Place’ exhibition at Artsnug, showing new paintings inspired by textures and colours of local peatland, 1st-16th June, 2024

“My ‘Happy Place’ paintings take inspiration from the peat bog nearby that my grandparents would have harvested their winter fuel from. This area has always been referred to simply as 'the moss' as it's covered in vibrant green mosses, and an abundance of heather, with a fringe of pine trees, rhododendron and silver birch, and is teeming with wildlife.”

Exhibition of my work now showing at Art5 Gallery for Brighton Fringe Festival 2021

Delighted to be taking part in the Brighton Fringe Festival at Art5 Gallery. Come and see my new work from the 17th - 23rd June, 2021.

'A Feeling of Colour' at Art5 Gallery for the Brighton Fringe Festival 2020

Currently on show at Art5 Gallery in Brighton from the 15th-21st October 2020, ‘A Feeling of Colour’ - a collection of my latest work. For more details and interview click here.

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Town & County magazine

Proud to be in this month’s ‘Town & County’ magazine, interview on pages 34-38, click here to read. ‘Lady Love’ painting is featured on the front cover, it is currently for sale at Art5 gallery in Brighton, click here to view painting.

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Artist Support Pledge

Artist Support Pledge creates a culture of generosity, launched by artist Matthew Burrows, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The concept is a simple one. Artists post images of their work on Instagram which they are willing to sell for no more than £200 each (free shipping in the UK). Anyone can buy the work. Every time an artist reaches £1000 of sales, they pledge to spend £200 on another artist/s work.

Creative Odyssey Project

Just sent this original piece off to help raise money for children with cancer. Each artist is asked to create an A6 original artwork and this is my contribution which I hope goes to raising vital funds to help improve treatments for all childhood cancers and to help the ‘Creative Odyssey Project’.

Stars on Canvas 2018

My contribution this year to ‘Stars on Canvas’, all profits from the sale of this painting will go to the Willow Foundation, a charity helping seriously ill young adults to have uplifting and unforgettable special days out. The online auction will be live until Sunday 25th November, 2018 and an exhibition of all the works submitted will be on show on the 22nd & 23rd November, 2018 at 194 Piccadilly, London W1J 9EX. Click here to bid.

Open house exhibition

It was great to exhibit this framed piece, ‘Violet Butterfly’ as part of the Brighton Festival, May 2018. It was on display at an Open House curated and run by Jehane Boden Spiers.

Cover design for 'Viva Lewes'

Proud to have been commissioned to design the front cover of the popular magazine Viva Lewes. Read their interview on me and my work here.

My cultural capital - interview by Lagom Design

To read article click here.

Interview with naked eye gallery

To read more click here.

Portrait of an Officer

'Portrait of an Officer' has been included in a feature about the diversity of spray paint used in art. It's been written by Lori Zimmer who is a well known writer and curator from New York, to read it click here.