My love of colour comes from the pure powdered water colours that I used in art class at school. I still remember the first time I opened the large tins of pigments; the intensity of the powders was palpable, visually stimulating, emotive and elating. This early exposure to colour would shape my artistic journey. From that moment on my emotional connection with colour would energise my creativity. 

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Some elements of my paintings relate to my ceramic work which is influenced by body forms that have been pared down to produce simple shapes. Over the years I have transformed the salient dimensions of my ceramic work into the shapes and forms that have become an underlying theme in my paintings.

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My work reflects the various trends that have passed through my life; from fabric designs, furniture, architecture and fashion to the numerous artists that have made a big impression on me and influenced my own work. 

One major influence was Barbara Hepworth, who created powerful forms through simple structures. Her imposing sculptures and purity of form made a huge impression on me.

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Other artists that have had a profound impact on my work include Kandinsky, whose use of colour and shapes helped to initiate this series of paintings which I started in 2011. Picasso’s cubist masterpieces have helped me see an alternative way of expressing forms that brings the three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional format.  The rich decorative elements in Klimt’s paintings and the powerful designs used by Sonia Delaunay have helped me build and develop my own artistic identity.

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I achieved a degree in Workshop Ceramics from the University of Westminster in 1998, and worked as a graphic designer for many years before that. 

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My creative aim is to convey my emotions for colours and forms and arouse similar albeit unique sensations in the viewer.  I endeavour to explore human feelings, drawing the viewer into the painting to provoke a spirit of inquiry.