I am a photographic artist, specialising in atmospheric and evocative images inspired by flowers and foliage and the natural world. Nature is good for the soul, and I am looking to capture some of its beauty and serenity and harmony in my work.
My style is painterly and impressionistic, combining a strong sense of colour and form with an interest in textural effects and abstraction. I use textured glass, soft focus, multiple exposure, and camera movement to create images with a fluid, organic feel, and am often drawn to the intimate details to be found in nature that are revealed beyond the normal viewpoint. Creative processing is also another wonderful tool these days.
My work is about interpretation and suggestion, and inspiration has come from the Impressionist painters including Monet and Van Gogh, and Georgia O’Keeffe’s sensual flowers and abstracts, as well as contemporary photographers Fay Godwin, Paul Kenny, Valda Bailey and Doug Chinnery.
AWARDS
2022/3: International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 16:
Finalist & Highly Commended Captured at Kew, Highly Commended Abstract Views
2021/2: International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 15:
1st Place Captured at Kew, 1st Place Inspiring Emmetts and Highly Commended Portfolios
2021: Grand Prize Winner Chelsea Physic Garden's Spring Flowers Photography competition
International Garden Photographer of the Year Previous Awards
- 2020 Collection 14: Finalist in Captured at Kew
- 2018 Collection 12: 1st Prize in Portfolios
- 2017 Collection 11: Four awards with Finalist in Beauty of Plants, Highly Commended & Commended in Abstract Views, Highly Commended in Captured at Kew
- 2013-15 Collections 7,8,9: Finalist and Highly Commended across Macro Art, Greening the City and Captured at Kew
Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023: 1st Aug - 30th Sep: "Where Flowers Dream" London Wetland Centre, Barnes, SW13 9WT
In the beautiful gallery above reception at this wonderful oasis of lakes, pools and wildlife in South West London. You can visit just the gallery for free, or of course pay to go into the Wetland Centre itself. There’s free parking too.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022: 16-28 Nov: The Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable, Kent. Abstract Rhythm & Blue Notes - a celebration of Photographic Expressionism
2022 and 2023: February: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, London. Award winning images from International Garden Photographer of the Year Collections 15 & 16
2019: Nash Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London, & Blenheim Palace & Cambridge Botanical Gardens. Award winning images from International Garden Photographer of the Year Collection 12
2017: The Colour of Light, juried by Aurther Mayerson, PhotoPlace, Vermont USA
2014-2016: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, London. Award winning images from International Garden Photographer of the Year Collections 7,8,9
2013-2019: Stables Gallery Orleans House, Richmond Riverside Gallery, Landmark Arts Centre and commissioned documentary exhibition Brentford, all in London, and Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells
EVENTS
2023:
- Bath Art Fair, Bath 24-26 February
- Landmark Paper Ink Print Fair, Teddington 17-19 March
- Landmark Spring Art Fair, Teddington 19-21 May
- Richmond Arthouse Open Studios, London SW14 15-16 & 22-23 July
Previously:
Landmark Art Fairs 2014-2022, Bath Art Fair 2018-2022, Surrey Contemporary Art Fair 2019-2022, Sussex Art Fair 2019-2022, Richmond Arthouse Open Studios 2012-2019, Garden Show Loseley Park Guildford, The Really Affordable Art Fair London, Medicine Garden Art Fair Cobham, Decor Café Home and Garden Festival Strawberry Hill House, London
