“As the daughter of an artist-illustrator, I developed a love of oil painting from a young age and have been captivated by its possibilities ever since. My work is driven by a desire to express a sense of life, emotion, and depth through careful observation and subtle shifts in hue, light, and atmosphere. Exploring themes relating to the ephemeral, painting for me is an opportunity to look intensely at nature's complexity and attempt to tap into something that can speak of a deeper experience. Simultaneously fleeting and timeless, powerful and fragile, it is a constant source of inspiration to me. I enjoy combining the close, intimate observation of still life with the metamorphosing, ever-changing world of the elemental living landscape. Studying nature’s large patterns alongside the fine detail of organic growth, I seek to capture the quiet natural poetry of these fractal arrangements. Harmony and beauty meet decay and renewal, held in a stillness which ultimately becomes uprooted by the cyclical surge of time. In my work, gardens become suspended in time; flowers sometimes drift in dreamscapes that are neither day nor night. Birds and insects, like moths, often appear as symbols of nature’s intelligence and fragility. Ultimately, my work is a conversation in which I endeavour to share the hope, magic, and interconnectedness I see in the quiet spaces of the natural world all around me.”