Mostly made in Wales

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I've been a professional painter and educator for almost 30 years now - I know, I can't believe it either!

The painting styles I love and that influence my work include Naive art, the Fauvist movement and Scottish Colourists.  I love the freedom of painting flowers, but I'm better known for my colourful depictions of the Welsh coast and villages. 

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I love the idea of 'Landscape and Life' and find inspiration around my home in the villages and beaches of West Wales, where my main studio and gallery is based.  I often paint the Yorkshire Wolds, where I have family connections, and where agricultural landscape,  copses of beech, and soft rolling landscape appeal, so I keep a small studio there.  I also visit and paint regularly in Brittany, enjoying the Celtic connections that are found between Wales and Bretagne - did you know that the Welsh National Anthem, and the national anthem of Bretagne have the exact same tune? 

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Career Highlights

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MAJOR SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

Solo show at the International Museum of Naïve Art in Paris (2012)

FIVAN, International Art shows in Poland and France (2008-2015)

Reading Contemporary (2016, 2017)

Winner, Visit Carmarthenshire Tourism gold award (2018/19)

King Street Gallery, Carmarthen, (2016-18, 2021-2)
The National Trust Gallery, Dinefwr, Llandeilo, (2015-18)

Solo Show, The Museum of Modern Art, Wales (2018)

Bath Art Fair, (2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Oriel Cardi Bach, 2025, solo show 2026

Pembrokeshire National Park Gallery, solo show 2026

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RESIDENCIES
Artist in Residence at:
International Festival of Naïve Art Loire, France (2016)

AiR Vallauris, Cannes, France (2015)

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COLLABORATIONS
Golden Artists Paints, Inc, USA International Artist Educator (2015 - 2025)
Silver Brush Company UK & Europe demonstrator (2019 -2025)

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BOOKS

Author - Creative Me - The Joy of Paint (Graffeg 2015)

 

BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

All Teachers Great & Small, i, ii (Hachette, 2012, 13)

Paradise Found (Graffeg 2017)

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Style and Themes

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I mostly paint with acrylics (as I'm impatient and love their quick-drying time), with drawn elements in charcoal, ink, and oil pastels, creating my distinctive work.  It is this tension between the minimalistic drawn style - evident in the background of my paintings and sketches, and the full-on neon 'coloured in' maximalistic approach that keeps me challenged and interested. Influences include children's artwork, the Fauvist movement and the Scottish Colourists.

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As a painter, I believe that:

• Beauty changes us.

• Colour deserves our attention.

• Walking, wandering and observing are part of the creative process.

• Sea mist, sunshine, moonlight, dog walks, colours and moments that stop us in our tracks are essential for the soul.

• That art is not just something we make. It is a way we learn to see, feel, and live.