I am an artist who loves the surface of things and because of this I have explored many ways to apply paint. The surface is a wonderful place – it can be a skin, it can be where water meets air, it can be rough, smooth, cold, hot, cracked, dense and soft. In my exploration of surface I have worked with paper, corrugated cardboard, collage, canvas, gesso on wood, clay and glass, applying oils, gouache, ink, watercolour, crayon, charcoal and glass enamel paint.

I work intuitively in a very organic manner.  I feel strongly drawn towards still life, which evokes for me a kind of staged cameo in which the viewer is invited to observe a domestic scene of objects, bottles, fruit, and flowers. My subject matter can be inspired by everyday objects such as the tools of my trade – paints, brushes, jugs and vases.

My themes are also inspired by anything from natural flora and fauna or a landscape in spring to the death of a friend. ‘Magnolias for Miss Heggetty’ was painted the day I heard my dear friend had died in London aged 100. To deal with the grief I picked an armful of magnolias and placed them in a Spanish jug. Beside them I placed