I am a portrait artist with a focus on an intuitive creation process, unique compositions and the relationship between the artist, sitter and viewer.

After graduating from my MA Creative Writing degree at the University of Surrey in 2016, I found a familiar nagging feeling to reopen my neglected and dusty sketchbooks. After a few years of creating art quietly in the background, I quit my full time job in 2021 and have been working as an artist full-time ever since. I have a residency at the arts centre ‘The Base’ in Greenham, Berkshire, which is accessible to the public. I also teach group and one-on-one portrait classes at The Base; for more information on these, please visit the ‘Classes’ section of this website.

My work fundamentally focuses on women. As a response to the millennia of women in art history who have been painted for and by the male gaze, my art intends to give my sitters agency; they hold the power in their portraits. Within my work, I look to reclaim the gaze; my sitters are bold, intentional and, more often than not, as you look at the portrait, they look back.

My work sees a relationship between the portrait, the paint, and the page which interact, disrupt and peek through one another in a dialogue. The portrait and the page work together to highlight and conceal the sitter. The women I depict have parts of themselves hidden - their full bodies are rarely featured and instead their faces tell their stories. These women are captured, suspended in a moment in time but are still humans with full, rich lives and stories which are private, unshared or perhaps even yet unexperienced. What is hidden is equally as important as what is shown. Just as in a conversation, what is said is often as important as is what is left unsaid, lingering in the background.

Aside from this, I do greatly believe that art can be fun. My process is mostly unplanned and intuitive; I paint where it feels right to paint. My work is full of colourful splodges and confetti-esque dashes and dots, and mistakes (which occur often!) are rarely covered up, but incorporated into the piece.

You can find original paintings and well as prints of my work for sale in my shop.

If you have any questions for me, or would like to discuss a commission, please do not hesitate to get in contact with me using the contact form.