Bio
When out walking I immerse myself in the beautiful
surroundings, either sketching, taking photos or just observing. I'm always amazed at how often the light can change over a short space of time and reshape the landscape.
Closer observation can reveal intricate crevices in rock faces holding tiny flowers, or tidal rivulets swirling around the rock pools. I’m always keen to seek out and record these small details and discover how they interact with each other.
The freedom and energy that I observe when I'm in the natural world inspires me to communicate this through my work, and I find that by working with mixed media it gives the same feeling of spontaneity. I like to apply the mediums with found objects such as twigs and splinters of driftwood as they give some surprising natural results.
Collage papers also play a large part in disrupting the surface, and I make these with inks and mulberry tissue (naturally shed bark) embedded with dried seaweed. The collage then becomes interwoven within the painting to create layers and depth to characterise the landscape. I also use pages from my old travel book to root a sense of place within my work.
Solo Exhibition
Whitekirk Hill, North Berwick, Scotland
2025
Group Exhibitions
Dr Neil's Garden, Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland
2026
Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Dukes of West Barns Gallery, Dunbar, Scotland
2024, 2025, 2026
Found Gallery, Dunbar, Scotland
2024, 2025, 2026
Summerhall Arts Spring Show, Summerhall, Edinburgh
2026
Eduardo Alessandro Studio, Broughty Ferry, Scotland
2025
MacGregor Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2025
Detail Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2024, 2025
Braid Bowling Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
2025,2026
Border's Art Fair (with Visual Arts Scotland), Kelso, Scotland
2025
Art Unlimited - The Gallery, Bridport, Dorset, England
2024, 2025
Visual Arts Scotland:
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Natural Collections, Scottish Ornithology Club, Aberlady, Scotland
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Future Folklore, MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr, Scotland
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Dalkeith Palace, Artist & Makers
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Centenary 30 x 30 Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
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Now & Then 30 x 30 Exhibition, Dalkeith Palace, Scotland
2024, 2025, 2026
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Society of Scottish Artists:
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30 x 30 at An Tobar, Isle of Mull
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30 x 30 Annual Show, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2024, 2025, 2026
St Columba's Art Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland
2023, 2024, 2025
MacMillan Art Show, Edinburgh, Scotland
2024, 2025
Edinburgh Art Fair, (with St Columba's Hospice), Edinburgh
2023, 2024, 2025. 2026
Whitekirk Hill, Paintbox Alumni Exhibition, North Berwick, Scotland
2024
Highgate Contemporary Art, Little Picture Show, London
2024, 2025
Art at Ancrum, The Borders, Scotland
2024
Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2024
Art Walk Porty, Portobello, Scotland
2023
Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland
2023
Paintbox School of Art, Open Studios, Cockenzie, Scotland
2022
Lochcarron, West Coast of Scotland
CV
2026
Sensory Response
Paintbox School of Art
Cockenzie, Scotland
2023 - 2024
Mentoring Programme
Paintbox School of Art
Cockenzie, Scotland
2022 - 2023
Professional Development Course
Paintbox School of Art
Cockenzie, Scotland
2022
Artist Bootcamp Workshop
Paintbox School of Art
Cockenzie, Scotland
2021
The Composed Landscape Course
Paintbox School of Art
Cockenzie, Scotland
2020 - 2021
Drawing & Painting General Studies
Claudia Petretti Art Classes
Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh
2000 - 2002
Edinburgh College of Art
Lifelong Learning
Figure Drawing