My practice centres on contemporary still life as a way of exploring intimacy, memory, and the emotional life of domestic spaces. Working with vessels, florals, fruit, and gardens cultivated over time, I create closely observed, immersive paintings, not as literal depictions, but as atmospheric compositions shaped by colour, intimacy, and the poetic potential of everyday subjects. Working intuitively, I use close perspective to position the viewer at eye level, within the space rather than distant from it.

Beginning with re-purposed fabrics, linen, muslin, and other organic textiles, I build surfaces through layers of acrylic paint, combined with pastel, ink, and grease pencil, leaving traces of earlier marks visible so the history of the painting remains. These layers — revealed, obscured, and reworked — reflect my interest in evolution of memory, time, and the beauty of imperfection.

Recurring vessels, grouped like relatives in a family photograph, function as portraits, carrying a sense of personality and presence, history and potential. Flowers and botanicals feature prominently, and serve as a visual language for exploring abundance, tenderness, and the rituals of tending and care over time. Influenced by vintage textiles and wall-coverings, heirloom objects, French interiors, and the layered beauty of English gardens, my paintings embody tasteful abundance: intimate spaces brimming with warmth, colour, pattern, and accumulated history.

Ultimately, I aim to create works that feel generous, tactile, and emotionally resonant, inviting stillness, familiality, and connection.