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About me

I am a contemporary landscape painter who explores the horizon as a powerful symbol of possibility, change, and renewal.

My work captures the beauty of transition—the space between where we’ve been and where we’re going. Through sweeping landscapes, luminous color, and shifting light, I create paintings that reflect the resilience and limitless potential of those in midlife stepping into a new chapter of their lives.

Growing up in Cambridge, I was shaped by the vast, open skies of the East Anglian Fens, where the meeting of land and sky first sparked my fascination with liminal spaces. Now based in the Chiltern Hills, I continue to explore this deep connection between landscape and personal transformation, capturing moments of stillness, consolation, and quiet power.

My work is also drawn to the wild beauty of the North Yorkshire Dales and the Scottish Western Isles—places that hold a deep sense of solitude, resilience, and renewal.

Using acrylic, printmaking and a wide range of mixed media techniques, I build layers of colour and texture to reflect both the physical landscapes that inspire me and the emotional landscapes we navigate in life. The movement of paint mirrors the movement of change—sometimes fluid, sometimes turbulent, but always leading us forward.

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A landscape painting is essentially emotional in origin. It exists as a record of an effect in nature whose splendour has moved a human heart...

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Each piece is an invitation to look beyond past roles and expectations toward a horizon of new opportunities. I believe that this stage of life is not an ending, but a beginning—a time of self-discovery, reinvention, and boundless growth. My collections include intuitive abstract studies, textural abstracted landscapes, and semi-abstract skyscapes, each a meditation on what it means to stand on the edge of something new.

Art has the power to still, calm, console, and connect. My hope is that my paintings serve as a reminder that the journey ahead is full of promise, possibility, and light.

Empowering You to Embrace a Future Beyond the Horizon

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My paintings are inspired by the place where land and sky embrace—a symbolic space that invites reflection, renewal, and boundless hope.

As a woman who has navigated the profound changes of life post-menopause, I create art with a purpose: to inspire and motivate women to rediscover themselves during this transformative time. I understand the struggles of redefining passion and direction, of seeking purpose beyond the roles and expectations placed upon us by society and even ourselves. My mission is to empower post-menopausal women to look toward the future with confidence and self-acceptance.

Each of my paintings is an invitation to explore what lies beyond the boundaries we once knew. Through the expansive beauty of the horizon, I aim to foster a sense of connection, hope, and affiliation. My art reflects the courage it takes to embrace change and the joy of putting your future self first, with the horizon as your guide to a new chapter of endless possibilities.

Let my work inspire you to step into your next phase with purpose, self-love, and a renewed sense of passion for what lies ahead. Together, let’s celebrate the beauty of looking forward.

Take a quick look

This is just a quick glimpse of what my work is about so have a flip though

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Upcoming Events

Whats coming up in the next few months?

Previous Exhibitions

2024

October Watlington ArtsHub Autumn Show Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK September Secret Postcard Show Old Lock Up Gallery, 19 The Hill, Cromford, matlock, DE4 3RF Contemporary Landscapes Fox Yard Gallery, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 1P14 1AB August Tarpey Open 24 Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington, Derby, DE74 2PQ May Oxfordshire ArtWeeks Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK February 'At the Bus' Postcard Exhibition Oxford, UK

2023

October

Thame Art Crawl joint exhibition with Ceramicist Susie Bidgood  - -Thame, Oxfordshire, UK

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Watlington Arts Hub Members Autumn Exhibition 
Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK
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May

Oxfordshire Art Weeks 
Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK

Watlington Wellness Centre Group Show 
Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK

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