The ancient sites and abandoned industry relics that litter the Cornish landscape offer both inspiration and natural materials from which I create my abstract landscape paintings. I'm interested in the visual impact of what has been left behind, what is hidden, what will erode and what will remain indefinitely. Gathering earth pigments from chosen sites, I hand process paints to bring you a tangible connection to the place, telling a story and bringing the magic of this land to you.

My process begins with an experience of the land – a ritual of observing, connecting and gathering. What is under my feet becomes my palette as the natural pigments allow me to form a tangible connection with the site.

Drawn to these landscapes, scattered with the remnants of lost communities and a memory of what was, I immerse myself in the moment of being - walking, contemplating the history of this land, wondering of its future.

The ruins of industry being reclaimed by nature create a beautiful tension in this place.
Man v Nature.
Our fleeting time here seems so insignificant yet is so damaging. We build, we take, we abandon.

And the ancient ritualistic sites still standing long after their domestic counterparts have fallen, some preserved and protected but others left to fend for themselves, they still hold a magical appeal to many who are drawn here to try to understand our ancestral wisdom.

As I walk, I feel myself disengage from busy-ness and focus on being present. I seek out high and low places to explore viewpoints and gain a sense of the topography and scale.

I capture these experiences and views with rapid sketches, filtering what is most important in that fleeting moment of time on this ancient landscape. Using limited materials and working at speed captures the essence and creates and energy to be drawn on later.

In the studio I draw on the visual and experiential memory to develop the work, using predominantly natural materials with the occasional addition of synthetic, enjoying the tension of human-made alongside nature and how this mimics the locations from which I draw inspiration. I pour natural inks and paints, enjoying the fluidity and physicality of the process, unpredictable but to some degree controllable.

Inspired by the multi-viewpoint approach explored by Peter Lanyon, the energy and freedom of the abstract expressionists, and the great Sublime, I combine observation and experience with aerial, cross-sectional and imagined views to abstract the landscape whilst provoking a sense of the familiar.

Using natural earth pigments and hand processing them creates an opening into the painting and an antidote to the desire for instant gratification. My process reconnects me to much forgotten knowledge of working with the land, a symbiotic relationship with natural resources, respectful and harmonious. Taking only what I need and offering up a token of thanks to the ground for sharing her rich bounty.

Current collaborations / outlets:

• Tutor at St Ives School of Painting (studio and online classes)
• Lindi Reynolds Interior Design Artist Appreciation Initiative member
• Curated artwork displays in: Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery (Truro), Wave 7 Gallery (Wadebridge), The Reading Room at The Arborist (Truro) and The Falcon Hotel (Bude).

Notable Collaborations:

• Co-founder of Teyr Fine Art gallery in Bude, Cornwall (2024-2026)
• Artist in Residence & artwork in the private collection held at Zacry's on the Sea Wall, Watergate Bay Hotel (2024)
• Participant in Cultivator Creative & Cultural Leadership Development Programme (cohort 3, 2022-3)
• Sponsorship support by Lisarb Energy for solo show at Royal Cornwall Museum (2023)
• Delivery of community workshops at Royal Cornwall Museum during This Land exhibition (2023)

Key Exhibitions:

• 'What The Land Remembers' invited group show at Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery (2026)
• 'Sacred Landscapes' Solo exhibition at The Castle, Bude (November 2025)
• 'This Land' Solo exhibition with workshops at Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (Spring 2023)
• 'Topophilia' Solo exhibition at The Castle, Bude (November/December 2023)

Collaborative Residencies:

• Artist in Residence at Watergate Bay Hotel (April 2024)
• One of five Artists in Residence at Truro High School for Girls (June 2024)

Current Galleries/Outlets:

• Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery, Truro
• Wave 7 Gallery, Truro
• The Arborist, Truro
• The Falcon Hotel, Bude
• UK Artists Online

Awards/Selections:

• Longlisted, Visual Artists Association Artist of the Year Award (2026)
• Longlisted, Visual Art Open (2026)
• Invited panel member, Truro Open: Spirit of Cornwall at Royal Cornwall Museum (Dec 2023)
• Cultivator Cornwall 'Mentoring' grant to work with arts writer Kate Reeve-Edwards (2022-3)
• Cultivator Cornwall 'Creative Investment' grant for website redevelopment (2022)
• Cultivator Cornwall 'Individual Skills Development' grant to work with Gareth Edwards RWA (2022)
• Longlisted VAA Professional Artists Award (2022)
• Finalist Broadway Arts Festival Open Call (2021)
• Jackson's Art Prize 2 pieces longlisted (2018)
  

Self-Initiated Residencies:

• 6-week residency in West Penwith & Bude, Cornwall (Aug-Sept 2021)
• Series of short residencies in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire (May, July and September 2021)
  

Memberships:

• a-n The Artists Information Company
• VAA (Visual Artists Association)

Past events/exhibitions:

2025

• Multiple exhibitions at Teyr Fine Art, Bude
• 'Sacred Landscapes' Solo exhibition at The Castle, Bude (November)

2024

• Gallery popup, Bude - collaboration (November/December)

2023

• Topophilia solo show at Bude Castle & Heritage Centre (November/December)
• Prime Women Artists Group Show at Truro High School for Girls (November)
• This Land solo show at Royal Cornwall Museum (April to June)

2022

• Ingenious Pursuits group show, Bude (December)
• The Big Art Fair, Paisley Scotland (August to December)
• Penwith Society of Arts Associates Winter Show (November to January 2023)
• Artist-led Jupiter Gallery Takeover group show, Newlyn (October)
• The Old News Building London Bridge (work placed by ArtCan)
• 'Earth Works' workshop delivery with School of Outdoor Art (July)
• Newlyn School of Art Mentoring group show at Tremenheere Gallery, Penzance (June)
• Joint show at Oriel Gallery, Pembrokeshire (April)

2021

• Christmas Open Studios at Krowji Creative, Cornwall
• Artist-led Group show at The Old Fire Station Henley (December)
• Collaboration with Bron Jones at Little Buckland Gallery (Autumn)
• FRESH Art Fair Cheltenham with Little Buckland Gallery (Summer)
• Newbury Contemporary Art Fairs (July/Aug)
• Newlyn School of Art Group Show in PZ Gallery Penzance (June)
• Broadway Arts Festival finalist in Arts Prize competition

2020

• Oxfordshire Artweeks (May & December festivals)
• Surrey Contemporary Art Fairs (March)

2019

• Dolphin Art Gallery Wantage 'New Work' exhibition (December for 3 months)
• Edinburgh Art Fair with Bourne Art (November)
• Windsor Contemporary Art Fairs (November)
• Sussex Art Fair Brighton (October)
• Newbury Contemporary Art Fairs (May)
• Oxfordshire Artweeks at West Ox Gallery (May)
• Surrey Contemporary Art Fairs (March)
• West Ox Arts 'New Work' group exhibition (February)

2018

• Jackson's Art Prize 2 pieces longlisted
• Windsor Contemporary Art Fairs (November)
• Faringdon Arts Society 54th annual exhibition (October)
• West Ox Arts 'Music and Movement' group exhibition (February)