I feel a strong need to create art as it is part of my identity. It’s not really a choice.

After many years in London art schools, I got my MA in Fine art Media and moved abroad to Brussels. This was back in 2005. Back then, art schools didn’t prepare you for the business side of art, so I felt lost to say the least AND I was in a foreign country. I didn’t make art for many years whilst living in Brussels and began to feel empty…. Grey even.

The first piece I made when I returned to artmaking (after a 14 year hiatus) was inspired by hope and happiness, significant to the song, ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ the version sung by IZ not Judy Garland. Listen here 🌈

The theme of this song is escapism – to leave current circumstances and go elsewhere, towards new opportunities, where ‘dreams that you dare to dream’ come true. On returning to live in the UK, in 2019, this really was the case for me, and I launched my return to the art world with this series of artworks. Check out the series.

Since plunging back into the world art, I have enjoyed becoming a member of ArtCan exhibiting in group shows as well as collaborating with artists and musicians. You can take a look at some of these projects on this page.

My work exudes colour and I no longer feel grey! It is music that gives colour and form to my art and so they are inextricably linked. Becoming a pianist was the other option before focusing on visual art.

Music is my spiritual energy and Visual Art is the physical manifestation of it.

This is how strongly I feel about music and why I’ve centered my practice on revealing the inner beauty of written music. Just as in Brussels, when the lack of creating art left me feeling invisible and grey, the lack of music has an equal effect on me.

Currently, I am involved in several collaborations with visual artists, designers, and musicians.

If you would like to follow my progress and projects, you are welcome to join my ‘Drawing Music’ news. Link below⬇️