I am an artist based in the beautiful Brecon Beacons in Wales, UK. I love to paint in oils and draw in charcoal and my work covers a range of subjects including portraits (both people and pets), still life and landscapes.

I was born and brought up in Bethnal Green, East London. Having always wanted to study art, I took a foundation course but moved on to a degree in Fashion Design which I eventually discontinued. After working for many years, I decided to return to education and gained a Degree and Masters in Philosophy with a focus on Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and Aesthetics; gaining several scholarships for outstanding academic achievement.

I left London and moved to the Brecon Beacons in Wales in 2007. In 2011, after a break of almost 20 years in which I did no drawing or painting, I took a local art class which reawakened my passion for art. I then began studying part-time at the The Welsh Academy of Art; one of only a handful of institutions in the UK, and the first of its kind in Wales, to teach the sight-size method as practised by the Old Masters.

After finishing my study at the WAA in 2016, I now work from my studio based at home and occasionally teach drawing and painting on a one-to-one basis using the sight-size method.  I have also worked at the WAA teaching drawing and painting, organising events and leading discussion groups on aesthetics.

I adore all animals, especially dogs and keep Scottish Deerhounds. Other interests include philosophy and art history.