I was Born in Liverpool.

Moved to York in the 60's.

Passed the entrance exam to Art School

wasn't allowed to go.

Got a proper job instead.

Married to my lovely husband Digby, we have two children

and we are now grandparents.

When the children were young I took up painting again.

I studied Art and Ceramics at York and Harrogate.

I work on location or from my studio in Skelton, York.

My Inspiration comes from the ever-changing countryside of the vast County of North Yorkshire.

The Magnificent City of York ,

which I love and feel so priveliged to live.

The North Yorkshire Moors and the East Coast all on my doorstep.

The Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District not too far away

 need I say more!

In bad weather a Still Life will be set up and of course there is always a cat about ready to pose.

I also have a change of subject at a weekly Life Drawing Group and have recently taken up Printing.

A rare photograph of me.

I can't take enough photographs

but

avoid being at the other end of the lens.

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I have a passionate love of colour.

Always striving to find a balance between reality and abstraction.

I don't have a style as such, it depends on the

mood, medium, subject

and

the way the work is taking shape.

You never know when a happy accident is going to happen!

Rules are meant to be broken.

I work in most mediums and usually get straight in with the colour.

Soft Pastels are used for colour in an instance,

although they can be dusty and make your hands dry.

 I use all brands both hard and soft.

Oil Pastels and Inks.

Acrylics because they dry quickly and are very forgiving,

 they can be used thick or thin on all types of surfaces.

Watercolour for it's translucent qualities.

Gouache on it's own or with other mediums.

Oils, when the cats are not around.

Mixed media is a great way to paint but hard to repeat your surprises.

Materials I use are all artist quality.

Thankyou for taking the time to look at my work.

I hope you enjoy your visit.

I had great fun building the website.

 New work will be added regularly.