I am an artist, designer & private tutor who makes pictures about people, plants & places.
Available paintings can be found in my shop.
About my work
My drawings and paintings comes from a place of joy and being alive. I use colour to explore how we notice and hold moments - how memory lingers in light, objects, figures and spaces. I paint from life going on around me, to communicate my own experience of the world: people and places, the plants that fill a space, then changing seasons, the small in-between moments that catch my curiosity.
Each painting is a devotional act - a way of paying attention to the quiet, ordinary beauty that connects us all. Subject matter varies but the same motifs often appear, drawn from art history, pop culture and literature. Drawing, painting, collecting and recording things in front of me is the foundation of my work.
Through this process, I try to understand how we live alongside change… our ever-changing relationship with time. How nature persists, and how we as humans keep tending to life even as it alters its form.
About me
I started out as an illustrator, designing flyers and press releases for club nights and independent record labels in London and Brighton during the 90s, along with illustration and design work for ad agencies, film and fashion companies.
My creative practice developed over the years into making commpaintings ar a larger scale, inspiration coming from fine art, literature, cinema and nature, returning to my childhood roots of growing up deep in the countryside.
More recently, my work has become centred around slowing down and paying attention to the living world. Through fieldwork, workshops and private tutoring, I explore how observation and creativity can reconnect us with place, presence and a more thoughtful way of seeing.
One to one tuition
I offer a limited number of one to one sessions for individuals seeking thoughtful, sustained development within their creative practice, either in person or via online sessions.
My own studio work includes observational, still life, landscape and figurative painting, and my tuition focuses on strengthening the foundations that support all representational work: seeing clearly, understanding form, composition, tone, colour and material handling.
I work across drawing and painting disciplines, including:
pencil, charcoal, coloured pencils, pastels, crayons and ink
Watercolour, gouache, acrylic gouache, acrylic and oil painting
Mixed media approaches
Developing sketchbook practice
Colour theory
Sessions are suitable for:
adults returning to drawing or painting after time away
beginners seeking strong foundations in observational skills
artists wishing to strengthen drawing before moving into paint
painters looking to refine composition, colour or technical control
individuals preparing portfolios or developing a cohesive body of work
those seeking to build their visual language
anyone wishing to reconnect with careful seeing and sustained attention
Price and format
1 hour session is £70 - a 2 hour session is £120.
Drop me a line via email to discuss suitability, availability and to schedule a call.
The benefits of creativity in your life is backed by research you’ve likely read or heard about…
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Engagement in cognitively stimulating activities, including drawing and visual art, is associated with a reduced risk of dementia and slower cognitive decline.
Source: Su et al., Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (2022).
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Regular participation in visual arts is associated with improved emotional wellbeing, life satisfaction, and sense of meaning, particularly in mid and later life.
Source: World Health Organization, Evidence Review (2019).
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Creative activities such as drawing and making are linked to reduced stress, improved emotional regulation, and lower symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Source: Fancourt & Finn, WHO / UCL (2019).
