Contemporary Portrait Painter and Botanical Artist 

​Plants predominate throughout the art practice. 

Working on paper for drawings and painting on jute, hessian, linen and sometimes on perspex for paintings and prints.
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Since early 2022 portraits that connect people with plants and the land. ​

Scottish Portrait Awards 2024

Imelda - Soil Scientist, (diptych) - oil on linen and canvas. 65cm x 130cm. 2023

So pleased to announce that Imelda - Soil Scientist is shortlisted for the Scottish Portrait Awards 2024 opening at the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, Duff House, Banff and the Charles Rennie Macintosh Gallery at the Glasgow Art Club until March 2025, this portrait began life with sittings in the studio learning about Imelda and her soil science and plant research, then through painting studies and drawings, taking shape through a sanguine drawing and finally with the abstract soil structure image became one artwork.

Scottish prize for fine art

Extrospection (diptych) - oil on flax canvas. 42cm x 85.5cm. 2022

Excited to announce that my painting 'Extrospection' is selected for the Scottish Prize for Fine Art exhibition in the Glasgow Art Club opening in early October.
https://www.scottishprizeforfineart.com/

Tulipa

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize

​Pleased to announce that the preparatory drawing 'Imelda' is selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2023 Exhibition in London which will tour around the UK until September 2024.

Tulip Tree

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025