Based in the heart of England, I’m a painter, illustrator, and creativity coach with a lifelong love affair with colour, texture, and imagination. After training at Chelsea School of Art in London, I launched my first creative business at twenty-two and never looked back.

I’ve illustrated over twenty children’s books for publishers like Parragon and Scholastic, designed ceramics for Liberty London and galleries across the UK, and created whimsical illustrations for Next and stationery brands.

Today, I focus on abstract paintings, exploring how colour, marks, layers, and shapes can spark emotion and curiosity. Alongside painting, I coach creatives, helping them find clarity, confidence, and joy in their work, drawing on my background in psychology, confidence coaching, and years of running my own creative ventures.

I’m also the author and co-author of six books on creativity and coaching, sharing tools and inspiration for anyone looking to bring their ideas to life.

I came to abstract painting by accident, after more than twenty years working digitally as an illustrator, animator, and designer. Paint offered a return to the hands, to freedom, and to a more intuitive way of making.

My work is inspired by the feeling of spring, Japanese aesthetics and calligraphic mark-making, abstract expressionism, and colour in all its expressive potential. Viewers often describe the paintings as joyful, light, and uplifting.

Each piece is built slowly and instinctively, responding to the layers, marks, and shapes already present. I trust the painting to reveal what it needs next, aiming for balance, movement, and unity without overworking the surface.

Painting is a process of curiosity and discovery for me, welcoming happy accidents and allowing the work to unfold naturally.