Artist Statement & Biography
My work explores a fascination with colour - an obsession perhaps, found in the abundant life of the garden.
While drawings from observation inform the starting point of the work, each piece becomes more about the memory of the perceived, but also the experience felt.
Like memories, some things fade, while others become more relevant, more persistent than initially thought. It is those memories that linger, and return again and again, that are captured in the work. The garden as a place of solace, repair, sanctuary and joy unpins the work.I live and work in East Lothian, Scotland. My studio is tucked away at the bottom of garden, and allows me a little sanctuary in which to work, aided by my trusty Lurcher, who sits in 'her chair' watching me work.
When I am not in my own studio, I run Paintbox School of Art - an Art School created by myself and my business partner 12 years ago. I truly love the daily engagement with other Artists, and it is such a rewarding job alongside my personal painting practice.
2009 - present - Co-Founder at Paintbox School of Art
2011- 2016 - Tutor, Leith School of Art Edinburgh
2004 - 2008 - BA Hons Drawing and Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions
Upcoming 2025 -
RSW Open Exhibition, Edinburgh
Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
Moy Mackay Gallery, Peebles
Roger Billcliffe, Glasgow
Frames, Perth
2024 - Atelier Gallery Edinburgh
Saltbox Gallery,
Roger Billcliffe, Glasgow
Jetty Gallery, Oban
ArTay, Perth
2023 - Frames Gallery, Perth
Eduardo Alessandro, Broughty Ferry
Number Four Gallery, St Abbs,
Zenwalls, Peebles,
Roger Billcliffe, Glasgow
The Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
2022 - Edinburgh Art Fair - The Whitehouse Gallery
Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
2021 - Zenwalls Gallery, Peebles
ScotlandArt, Glasgow
The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkudbright
2019 - The Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy
2018 - The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2017 - The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright
2016 - RSW, Edinburgh
2015 - Whitespace, Edinburgh
2014 - The Dundas St Gallery, Edinburgh
Velvet Easel, Edinburgh
2013 - The GlassHouse, Edinburgh
2012 - Whitespace, Edinburgh
Red Barn Gallery, Cumbria
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2011- RSA Open, Edinburgh
The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
2010 - Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
2009 - Inchmore Gallery, Beauly
The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh2008 - Christmas Card Exhibition The Open Eye, Edinburgh
Roger Billecliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2006 - Glass and Thompson Edinburgh
Hagen Aria, London
2005 - Battersea Arts Fair, London
The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Collections
2011 - Barclays Bank HQ, Edinburgh
2008, 2010 -Eskmills, Musselburgh, Edinburgh
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - Makin-Graham, Leicester and Anglesey
2005 - Nicholas Hagen, Hagen Aria, London
