I’m originally from the North of England, but I now live by the sea, in Menton,on the French Rivera. The sunshine and the abundance of colour really inspire me to paint, and although I don’t actually paint scenes from here, the fantastic colours of the Azur coast sea have inspired me to start painting seascapes.
I share my home with my French husband, a huge ever changing variety of motorbikes (only one of which is mine) a stray cat called Sox, and the numerous friends who just drop in for a week or two.
For my paintings, I prefer acrylics and pastels, for the depth and translucenc...

I’m originally from the North of England, but I now live by the sea, in Menton,on the French Rivera. The sunshine and the abundance of colour really inspire me to paint, and although I don’t actually paint scenes from here, the fantastic colours of the Azur coast sea have inspired me to start painting seascapes.
I share my home with my French husband, a huge ever changing variety of motorbikes (only one of which is mine) a stray cat called Sox, and the numerous friends who just drop in for a week or two.
For my paintings, I prefer acrylics and pastels, for the depth and translucency of the colours, and also because oil paints break my rhythm when I have to wait for days to apply the next level.There are so many textures and effects that can be created with acrylic paints,they are a great all rounder, you can texture them, apply them thick like oil paints or even thin them down to look like water colours and I love to experiment, to find out just how far I can go! I find a peace and tranquility in painting that eludes me the rest of the time, and I can completely loose track of the time (and the day's) when I am in my studio.
I enjoy using mixed mediums, the mixture of textures and techniques appeals to nature..I also adore pastels, they have a delicacy, and a subtlty all of their own.
I have no formal training in the arts. I had just won a place on at college to take my art degree when I decided I couldn't wait that long to be with my man, so I took a chance on love and moved out to France instead, where I have been lucky enough to have some success exhibiting in the Town Hall at Castellar and at the Cafe Des Art in Menton .
I don't just paint, I also create jewellery and other decorative objects, which keeps me very busy in the summer months, and when ever possible I love to go riding my bike in the mountains.If I'm not tied up with all that I'm usually singing with my band Burning Babylon.
I don’t actually remember a time when I didn’t make or paint things.In fact my first sale was at the age of seven, when I found some old bottles, decorated them and filled them with homemade rose and lavender eau de cologne. I set up a pavement stall and sold the lot. I also gave one to my mum, who used the water even though she’s allergic to lavender, she had a terrible rash for about a week. After that I progressed to making fimo beads (which was much safer for everyone!)