I am quite open in my passion for story telling, regularly using the written word as an inspiration for my work, fixing on a piece of text as the start point for a series of sketches that will evolve into the finished piece.  My work is not illustrative of the text, but delights in the re-telling, the sentiment or idea.  

I have always painted women.  Even as a child, I was fascinated by the relationships between women, family and friends, and their interaction with men.   Now the work I make gives me the opportunity to depict women as I see them around me - as strong, seductive, powerful beings.  And I relish the beauty in the contours of the feminine shape.  I am drawn to the female form, and just don't find men as interesting to paint.

My aim is to imbue my paintings with mystery and enigma.  My multi-layered work makes no apology for being erotic, and I enjoy celebrating women’s sexuality and reflecting their power and tenacity.

I was born and live in London and have been storytelling on canvas since leaving Chelsea School of Art 1991.