Artist’s Statement

My inspiration comes from the natural world and places that have a story to tell. Nature is an escape and a place of solace for me, and this is represented by the bush, the mountains, the creeks and man-made landscapes of gardens. I see beauty in many aspects of nature from grand waterfalls to small rocks and my work is a plea to appreciate the natural world.
My paintings take you to a happy place where your mind can rest, slow down and think. It gives me great joy to have a collector choose my painting to take home to be a part of their life, their story.
I work mainly in acrylics, taking photos of places I have been and taking these home to re-create in paint. In my home studio, I paint bush scenes and plants and flowers from my own garden. Walking in the bush, taking in views from hilltops, sitting quietly in the garden - these are the things that give me pleasure and I hope will do the same for the viewer.