Artist’s Statement

Beauty in mess
Happiness in colour
Balance in simplicity
Healing in nature and
Optimism through growth

My art has evolved from being something to do while I heal to being the thing that does the healing.  As we are often told when we are settling in to Meditation, my work takes the viewer to the places that I feel most at home and that are of great personal significance.  
Drawing from experiences with my family, now and while growing up, I love the sweeping textures in windy skies, the rhythmic ebb and flow of rivers and the power and romance of the waves in the ocean. 
Preferring to create art that shows my love of the natural environment, I am most energised painting en plain air; I feel a distinct peace when outdoors surrounded by the vibrancy of colour, particularly blues and greens.
Regularly choosing objects and places that have shaped who I am as person, and artist, I love to hear my audience relate their own memories to the ones I have represented. 
My work is about invoking feelings of familiarity and comfort in the viewer using happy times and places to heal and bring joy.  
My watercolour and pastel paintings often make me feel bold and brave in their use of colour.  They show vibrancy and the willingness to always grow and try something new. 
Endless possibilities. 
Blue sky thinking.