About Me

I enjoyed painting and drawing from a very young age. After studying art at college, and painting favourite singers, actors, etc (I got to meet some lovely celebrities), I put down the paint brushes as I wasn't enjoying it anymore.

Cue my first visit to Scotland, and the return of my artistic inspiration! I'm originally from Hampshire and first visited Scotland in 2002. That holiday, by the shores of Loch Tay, got me to start painting again - I did a landscape of the Loch for my fiance. We had a lovely holiday at Fort William in early 2003, and by the October we had made the move north!

I have grown up with dogs (West Highland Terriers) and got my first, a Labrador called Corbie, in 2004. I had a go at painting Corbie and friends asked if I would paint their dogs. I enjoy painting Labradors and gundogs working in the field.

I also enjoy the cartoon side of things. I've been drawing cartoons for years, starting with hedgehog characters, then sheep and now pets (or anything else I get asked for!). I get asked to create some funny scenarios of people's pets, making each cartoon commission a very unique and personal piece of fun artwork.

Apart from art, I enjoy hiking the Scottish hills with my other half and Corbie. Unfortunately, the 'boys' are too fast for me and usually leave me to slowly work my way to the summits on my own. I enjoy wildlife watching and have a blog dedicated to the Nature, Wildlife & Landscapes of Scotland, where I keep a photographic record of my sightings and places visited - click on the banner at the top of this page to visit my blog. When I'm not busy working on the pet side of the art, I like to paint Scottish landscapes and wildlife. I especially love the areas of the North West of Scotland - Skye, Lochalsh, Wester Ross.

I also enjoy photography and my camera is always with me - and the times when it's not, you can guarantee I will see something and say 'I wish I had brought my camera!'

I hope you enjoy looking at my work.

Watercolour painting of the Grand Canyon