Following a Foundation Course at Newbury Collage, I completed a BA(Hons) Fine Art (Painting) at Winchester School of Art (Southampton University)in 2009. Though Conceptual Art remains an element of my work, recently my paintings of the sea and landscape lean towards realism. My paintings this year have been conceived and inspire whilst walking the coast last year, the sounds of the seas, and the fragility and totemic presence of trees in my local environment and hidden pathways. I am influenced by the natural, complex forces that affect our world. My on-going project this year is a desire to capture and nurture images using paint and textiles on large canvas, where each stroke is having a conversation between every mark and stitch.