Bio.
If… Surrealism had a baby with Expressionism…
You’d likely get a curious looking baby, creating a bunch of trouble with
LOTS of unanswered questions & unfinished stories.
Welcome to my world!.
A random thought or feeling gate-crashes a quiet moment. A chaotic little gremlin jumps out and disturbs my peace.
The game of ‘catch & release’ is afoot… A game that can take me anywhere from a ‘moment to a month’ to make sense of what has gate-crashed my quiet space.
I look under rocks, into my subconscious, into the rabbit’s eyes… searching their reflection, trying to decipher what these glimpses are trying to tell me - before I paint…
Clumsily I strive to transcribe my interpretation of these thoughts &/or feelings onto canvas. Some pieces are unashamedly joyous, some, decidedly more profound. So, for all that…
My little helper… Alfie
People’s Choice Award 2022
Arts Canterbury Art Show at The Cashmere Club
People’s Choice Award 2022
Arts Canterbury Juried Art Show
People’s Choice Award 2022
Darfield Art Week
People’s Choice Award 2023 2nd place
Arts Canterbury Exhibition
Professional Artist Award 2023 2nd place
Geraldine Art Show
“I paint for the joy of discovery for exploration, for the challenge of the chase.
I don’t paint decoration. I don’t paint for buyers.
When the emotion I explore while painting bounces back from the canvas, I am done. ”
Wellington Art Show 2024. Setting up with hubby