My practice is rooted in a search for timeless moments amidst contemporary noise, an attempt to step outside the constant on-demand pace and into scenes of quiet attention where time feels less urgent and more expansive.
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I work mainly in paint, often layering oils on top of acrylics. My approach shifts depending on the subject - sometimes layered and revisited, other times more direct and immediate. I often paint over my own earlier works, experiments and sketches, allowing traces of past images to remain. These layers create texture and a sense of memory within the surface. When things aren’t too precise, the work can feel more nostalgic and open, leaving space for interpretation.
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I’m interested in moments where attention settles. In a culture where infinite scrolling has monetised distraction, I'm searching for scenes that resist urgency: places and faces that hold still long enough to be felt, not just seen.
Storytelling underpins everything I do. Alongside painting, my background in documentary directing has shaped how I think about narrative, framing and time. I’m more interested in suggestion than exposition - what a single frame can hint at, how it can feel paused, as if something worthy of reflection has just happened or is about to.
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Living through accelerating social and environmental change has heightened my longing for slowness and continuity. While these concerns aren’t always explicit in the work, they simmer beneath, suggesting an imagined past where things were better. And as all painting promotes a more attentive rather than extractive experience, I hope to create space for something quiet and enduring to surface.
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2026
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Fort Myers, Florida - Group show 2nd - 30th Jan
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year contestant - to be broadcast February 11th​
Adam's Gallery, Reigate
Artist in Residence - Hektor, Lanzarote (June)
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2025
Finalist Surrey Artist of the Year, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize longlist
Adam's Gallery, Reigate
Surrey Artists Open Studios
New Life Art Show, Caterham
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2024
Jackson's Award x Artist Support Pledge winner
Artist in Residence - Chateau Orquevaux
Chateau Orquevaux permanent collection​
Women in Art Emerging Artist Prize longlist
Powerful Portraits edit on Artfinder
Surrey Artists Open Studios
Represented by Artiq
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