coast & country

See the Wonder

My desire to paint is ignited by wonder … the colour, light and atmosphere surrounding me. Freedom and wonder are the words that best describe how I feel in nature.

On the shore I breathe in deeply, water glimmers like crystal dancing against colours of the deep. The water spreads its salty taste in the air as waves surge and retreat. Birdsong fills the overgrown lanes, their voices carried on the wind. Cow parsley offers up its delicate pale blooms in a simple yet beguiling way. Hillsides gently glow in the afternoon sun and delicate flower heads sway in the meadows.

With impressionistic, loose and expressive strokes, thin paint gives way to thick as possibilities present themselves and the painting develops. Textures emerge with brushes, sticks and tools containing colours of the earth, natural hues of indigo blue, fresh greens and warm terracottas. The adventure begins…

Paintings, Prints and cards