Like most people brought up in the midlands, I have always been drawn to the sea. The colours and textures of the coast have inspired my creative work for many years. The wide horizons and big skies of East Anglia can be found in my paintings alongside the delicate patterns found on a simple pebble.

Using acrylic paint, ink and graphite on canvas, paper, or board, I make expressive gestures and marks to produce abstract images reminiscent of landscapes and seascapes. I use a range of tools
to spread and scrape the paint, but I rarely use brushes. I just don't like the marks they create.

This year I have been exploring monoprinting with seedheads and stems, creating simple silhouettes and then layering them onto old book pages to allow the type to show through. This is a process that I would like to develop further as it intrigues me.

I am trying to create an abstract language that expresses the beauty and calm I feel at the coast.

I don't want to recreate what I see, instead I try to paint how I feel.