I am a visual artist based in Midlothian, Scotland. I create paintings of woodland landscapes and gnarled trees that I come across on my walks through nature. These woodlands are mainly in Scotland with some abroad in Europe and Canada. I create them using water mixable oil paint on canvas to avoid extra fumes whilst working at home.
Colour plays a very important role in these works. Warm and unusual hues of pinks, oranges and reds set of the lush green tones of the foliage around. I enjoy making drawings of animals which I render using fine liner pens with some additions of paint. Particularly, I enjoy creating drawings of the native and plentiful wildlife in Scotland and I am always working to expand my selection of these animals.
I was born in North Wales and lived by the sea. Often, I enjoyed unique sunsets from my window and the beautiful landscapes of the area. As a student, I completed my undergraduate degree in Fine Art at Newcastle University (2012-2016). Later, I also completed an MSc in History of Art, Theory and Display at the University of Edinburgh (2020-2022). I lived in Toronto, Canada for two years before moving to Midlothian and settling there since 2018.
Unsurprisingly, I am passionate about all things trees and forests as well as the preservation of wildlife. Climate change provides a real threat to our natural environment and being stewards of nature is more important than ever.
I have a variety of products including original water mixable oil paintings on canvas, prints in various sizes which are both mounted and unmounted, stickers, fridge magnets, mugs, tea towels and canvas bags.
I also take commissions. I’d love to paint a significant and special place to you. This could be where someone proposed, a favourite walk, a place that reminds you of someone you’ve lost or for any reason that makes a particular landscape important to you. It can be a seascape, mountain view, woodland or even a building. All the landscapes I have painted have been important to me in some way and I hope to capture something that resonates for you too. I work in water mixable oil on canvas and I’m open to most sizes of canvas. The paintings take about a month to make. I can sadly only ship to places in the UK at this current time but hope to ship internationally again once costs decrease. We can discuss price, sizes and colours to land on something that’s right for you. Please contact me for any enquiries and feel free to visit my Instagram and Facebook page for regular updates.