“If man does not live in harmony with the land and the natural rhythms of our world, we will not endure”.
The pleasures of eating by Wendell Berry.
I am passionate about art and its potential to express emotion, feelings or words.
It is this channel that allows me to address issues that impact everyone’s daily life. I am a farmer’s daughter, brought up on a large dairy farm, and have lived in the country all my life. I am ‘at home’ in the countryside and therefore my art reflects this rural ethos. My concerns involve the landscape, and all that it encompasses. My inherent love of animals and wildlife is what drives the motivation to paint at the present time. My work has included sculpture, installation and digital media, however it is painting that I am drawn to most. Colour, contrast, composition, structure and technical skills of a painter combine to create the beginnings of a good painting and it is the ongoing struggle to build upon these skills that constantly drive my painting process.
