I seemed to be born with a passion for creativity. If there was something to draw, paint or build as a I child, I did it.
The smell of flowering hyacinths reminds me of winning prizes for my art at the local flower show as young as 10 years old. I went on to study at Edinburgh College of Art. Despite going into the business world, my creativity never left me - it just came out in different ways: how I decorated our house, how I presented in my career, and the things I made for my children. However I have been painting and drawing in earnest again for over 9 years.
My process is to interpret what I see using texture and colour, while still respecting the anatomy of my subject. My work looks like its subject, but is very definitely an artistic interpretation.
In 2017 I exhibited at the Art Walk, Porty in Portobello, Scotland. In 2018 I took part in the 'Art for Animals' exhibition in the Breeze Gallery, Jenners, Edinburgh. I have sent commissions all across the UK, to the USA and Europe.
I enjoy giving people pleasure through painting living things and the occasional landscape in my own style. I love portraying people and animals, and in particular their eyes. It’s true – the eyes have it!
