In 2005, inspired by the beauty of the coastal Cornish landscape, I moved to Cornwall and started to paint seriously. I am a self-taught artist and was lucky to be part of the Portscatho Society of Artists whilst I was living in Cornwall. Being part of the artist community there meant I was able to work alongside some excellent artists and teachers, being fortunate enough to soak up my surroundings whilst at the same time discovering new methods which provided me the core foundations to paint. Through exploration and personal expression I have over time developed these techniques, and as my influences continue to evolve, the style of the work I create ever becomes more reflective of my own life and experiences. Having always drawn, and still do, I experimented going from pencil and paper to charcoal, ink and watercolour and on to oils, which meant that the freedom of being able to move paint around, to scrape and layer at differing stages of wet to dry and depth and richness of colour opened up a new world to me.