Having originally studied textile design at West Surrey College of Art & Design, I ran an acclaimed West End ceramics gallery and worked in PR and Marketing for heritage attractions in the South East before taking up photography full time.
During this period I photographed historic houses and gardens in Kent and Sussex for clients' publicity material including Hever Castle, Leeds Castle and Penshurst Place. I also liaised with professional photographers and film crews on shoots, an experience which helped shape my approach to creative photography. I enjoy experimenting with ideas, colour and form to evoke an emotional response and express my artistic vision. The photomontages comprise multiple images, layered and blended digitally using a variety of tools and techniques. More recently I have been working with experimental aspects of photography alongside conventional techniques to capture the transient beauty of the natural world.
Exhibitions
I have exhibited at the following galleries and art fairs:
Tenterden Artists Autumn Exhibition, Church Road, Tenterden. 28 - 29 October 2023 Rye Society of Artists Summer Exhibition, The Dance Hall Community Centre, Rye. 5 - 28 August 2023 The November Art & Gift Show, Powdermills Hotel, Battle. 18 - 28 November 2021 Pure ART360 digital event. October - December 2021 Material Nature, Bannatyne Spa Hotel, Hastings. 1 August - 3 October 2021 Pure ART360 digital event. 1 - 30 April 2021 Rye Art Gallery. November 2020 - March 2021 The Silver Sheep. November - December 2020 Pure ART360 digital event. 1 - 30 September 2020 Greenfinch, Ticehurst. August - October 2020 Beauport Gallery, Bannatyne Spa Hotel, Hastings. 24 Nov - 4 Feb '20 Tenterden Artists, Tenterden Town Hall. 29 November - 1 December 2019 hART (Hythe Artists) & Friends at the Tin Tabernacle, Hythe. 11 - 13 October 2019 Ethel Loves Me, Rye. Ongoing from October 2019 Chalk @ Red Door Gallery, Rye. 31 July - 12 August 2019 Chalk Gallery, Lewes. Exhibiting member April - August 2019 The Pantiles Pop-Up Gallery, Tunbridge Wells. 17 November - 22 December 2018 PURE Autumn Fair, Powder Mills Hotel, Battle, East Sussex. 6 - 14 October 2018 T.Wells Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Exhibiting member. February - July 2018 G&C Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. 'God's Playground' group exhibition. January 2018