I’m a painter based in Clapton, East London, where I’ve lived for nearly 15 years.  

I originally studied Fine Art at Leeds University and Interdisciplinary Art and Design at Leeds College of Art and Design, but I came to painting seriously in 2020. Since then, I’ve developed a practice that blends realism with more expressive, intuitive mark making. I have recently started to work primarily in oil paint, but enjoy the vibrancy of acrylics, often from photographs taken on my walks through local green spaces. Colour plays a big part in my work. I’m interested in how it can be used to capture mood and memory, especially when working from photographic images that tend to dull the feeling of the original moment. 

In 2023–2024, I spent a year documenting the shifting seasons and landscapes of the Walthamstow Wetlands, which culminated in a solo exhibition at the site’s Engine House. I was also part of Super Nature at the Garden Museum in Lambeth. 

For me, painting is a way of keeping a diary and documenting my surroundings. I’m especially drawn to messy, complicated subjects like undergrowth, bushes, and thickets where there’s no obvious focal point. The challenge lies in deciding what to leave out, what to emphasise, and how to translate the chaos of the natural world into a compelling image. At its heart, my work is about paying attention, both to the world, and to the painting process itself.