Art from Nature...
Since childhood I have had a fascination and an affinity with nature, and it was whilst living in Norfolk by a woodland a few years ago that I started to capture the insects and animals that were my neighbours. I take inspiration from the natural world - painting the small, beautiful creatures I see around me and in the Yorkshire countryside where I now live.
I paint using acrylic on a canvas of collected leaves which I press and varnish. I love noticing the small, characterful animals around me that so often go unnoticed in our busy lives, and I hope to reveal the beauty of these amazing creatures to others through my paintings.
Using pressed leaves as my canvas, I aim to highlight how important trees are in our environment; how the insects and animals that I paint depend on them for habitat and sustenance, and how the presence of trees around us creates an ecosystem of life that is enriching to our own lives.
Exhibitions
2022 - The Elm Gallery , Topcliffe
2021 to present - Webb & Webb, Ripon
2021 to present - Art in the Mill Gallery, Knaresborough
2020 - LittleBird Artisan Market, Boroughbridge
2019 - Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
2018 - Old Sleningford, North Yorkshire
2017 to 2018 - 'Wrens' Artisan Indoor Market, North Yorkshire
2017 - 'Small is Beautiful' Exhibition, Art House Cafe, North Norfolk