Watercolour was the first, and up until now, only medium I’ve explored. In wonderful, ignorant bliss I dove in headfirst. Although I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of purist traditions, I thrive on the alchemy of experimentation and unorthodox combinations in watercolour.

I have painted on nearly every substrate I can find, often modifying those surfaces with different grounds. More recently I began making my own watercolour paint from iron oxide, a pigment wonderfully rich in both colour and texture. I seal my paintings with cold wax, allowing them to be framed without glass.

My background as a writer and portrait photographer deeply informs my practice. I am drawn to the beauty and vulnerability of humanity. Landscapes too have the ability to carry deep emotions. Across both, a recurring theme always emerges: light breaking through darkness. Pilgrimage. Becoming. A journey marked by imperfection and loneliness, yet always one of hope and rebirth. The medium itself teaches us that light should always be protected.

I work intuitively in layers, mostly from dark to light, constructing and deconstructing in a process that mirrors life. This approach allows the image to gradually reveal itself – a sculptural form that almost mysteriously emerges from the paper. I often scrub paintings and rework the ghost images they leave behind. The resulting works feel familiar and lived-in, reflections of our own acceptance and hard-won peace.

We are not completed works. We are constantly being worked upon - added to, scrubbed back, and reworked - by a greater vision and loving hand. Within this process of becoming lie both the challenge and the joy of living and making art.