Being a contestant on BBC1's The Big Painting Challenge has really given my artwork renewed confidence. I grew up in Constable country in England, surrounded by stunning scenery and animals, and loved to draw and paint from an early age. I studied Fashion and Textiles at Manchester and after obtaining a BA Hons in that field, pursued a career in Fashion design for the next 25 years. It is with a great sense of colour and love of pattern, and nature in all it's guises that I began painting seriously. I take on commission work, and love to paint portraits of animals and people...more
