Following light, colour and the pull of a scene.

I paint the moments that catch and stay with me: light moving across a building, a reflection holding another version of a place, a road or path disappearing into the distance. My work begins in landscapes, but I am drawn as much to the details within them—the small signs, structures, flowers, clouds and manmade objects that turn a view into something personal.

I work mainly in oils, sometimes bringing in acrylic, watercolour or pen, and often painting on reclaimed Giclée paper as well as canvas. I thin paint to create a soft, almost pastel surface, then use stronger brushstrokes to pull parts of the composition forward. Colour is central. I often carry a mother colour through every mixture so that even bold contrasts feel connected.

I came to painting through walking and making during lockdown, after years of writing and producing music. That background still shapes how I compose. Motifs recur like phrases; perspective creates rhythm; vanishing points leave space for the scene to continue. Since my first exhibition in Halifax in 2023, I have shown work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Mall Galleries and across West Yorkshire.

I want the paintings to feel both newly seen and somehow remembered. They are invitations to notice what surrounds us, to hold on to small moments, and to keep making memories of our own.