b. 1982 Exhibitions 2021           Selected for the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021, Mall Galleries, London 2020          Greta Williams Gallery, St. Ives Library, Cornwall, June [Published online here (2nd last page)] 'Notes from York: Rowntree Park Musings', Rowntree Park, York, 8th February - TBA 2015           Preselected for The Pastel Society Exhibition 2016, Mall Galleries, London   Achievements/Awards 2000           Distinction, Final Year Fine Art & Textile Design Exhibition, Matric (Grade 12), Cape Town, S.A.  1990           1st Prize, Young Portrait Artists Competition (Aged 9), Cape Town, S.A.   Education 2011-12    MA Architectural History & Theory, University of York,  U.K. 2008-11    BA Hons History of Art (First Class), University of York, U.K. 2000 Matric Fine Art & Textile Design (Distinction), Cape Town, S.A.

My practice currently focusses on the restorative themes of nature and places experienced. I appreciate the dramatic effects often found in the simplest of subject matter and compositional arrangements, whether figurative, scenic or still life. My palette adapts to capture the atmospheric conditions unique to each place, visible in my works.

Painting and drawing enable me to visually communicate my fascination with the play of light upon form, texture, and the inherent character of things. 

The continuous flux of light and weather can completely alter our perception of something we have passed hundreds of times but have never really ‘seen’ until bathed in light or cast in deep shadow, bringing out form, intriguing shapes, shadows and crevices.  

My work is held in private collections both nationally and internationally.  Preferred materials include the traditional mediums of oil paint, watercolour, charcoal, pastel and graphite, for their intensity and ability to capture texture, drama, atmosphere and light.