As an artist I love tiny details with big colours! I am drawn to small things, bright shapes, blue views and surprising combinations.. big and beautiful with a subtle collage storyline on the side...

My paintings are inspired by the things around me and on the journeys i make, whether just outside my studio door for a coffee or a 3 month exploration of a distant destination. I collect stories and gather treasures from the places and people I discover along the way and then capture the essence or idea when I am back in my studio.

I take a sketchbook wherever I go and record my journey in different ways.. some sketches can be long, others 10 seconds before the moment / bowl /plate of prawns/ pair of shoes disappears.

My preferred medium is acrylic paint but I use it as a wash, sketched lines then light layers of colour and sweeping brushstrokes over collage is something i have been using in my work forever. I always try to capture the essence of a subject.. a feeling and a sense of place or moment in time. The nicest thing ever said about my work was by a botanical artist who said ‘I paint the flowers, you paint their souls’. Wow, never forgotten!

The artworks I create come in all sizes and I do get very attached to them and love to know where their forever home may be! I have a lovely group of followers who have been collecting my work over the years and I look forward to inviting them to my events and exhibitions for a catch up over a glass of something fabulous. I usually show the originals first at my open studios and at selected galleries across the UK and beyond.

I am lucky enough to have a beautiful bright studio in Henley on Thames in wonderful Oxfordshire. My studio space is a sanctuary and a source of utter happiness!

Some pieces are created in phases, first collaged on a table then painted on a wall. I weight my work down using mini bronze sculptures I made a while ago inspired by hand held form shells and stones. Much time can be wasted just arranging them in their stone bowl.

I always love to hear from the people who enjoy my work, whether you remember my work from way back when or have just discovered my paintings and prints.. so please do get in touch

Kirsten x