My practice revolves around contemporary still life as a way of exploring intimacy, memory, and the emotional atmosphere of domestic spaces. I work with vessels, florals, fruit, and gardens cultivated over time, creating immersive paintings that move beyond literal representation toward something more atmospheric and emotionally felt. Colour, close perspective, and the quiet poetry of everyday subjects are central to the work.

I begin with repurposed fabrics — linen, muslin, and other organic textiles — building the surface through layered acrylic paint combined with pastel, ink, charcoal, and grease pencil. I leave traces of earlier marks visible so the history of the painting remains present. These layered and reworked surfaces reflect my interest in memory, time, and the beauty of imperfection. Working intuitively and from a close point of view, I position the viewer within the space rather than at a distance from it.

Recurring vessels often appear grouped together like relatives in a family photograph, functioning almost as portraits that carry personality, history, and presence. Flowers and botanicals also play an important role, becoming a visual language for abundance, tenderness, and the rituals of tending and care over time. Influenced by vintage textiles and wallpapers, heirloom objects, French interiors, and the layered beauty of English gardens, my paintings embrace a sense of tasteful abundance — spaces filled with warmth, colour, pattern, and accumulated history.

Ultimately, I want the work to feel generous, tactile, and emotionally resonant, inviting a sense of stillness, familiarity, and connection.