I am an emerging, largely self-taught printmaking artist based in Herefordshire. I create contemporary reduction linocuts, drypoints, paintings and drawings that celebrate the British rural landscape, its hill ranges and the wildlife they sustain. Working from both observation and imagination, often from unexpected perspectives, I focus primarily on multi-layered linocuts that have a painterly style that hovers between realism and abstraction. My work traces the marks, shapes and textures left on the land by both human hands and natural forces.
I am also a biological illustrator, producing realistic paintings and drawings that echo my previous career in science. I'm the 2026 Artist in Residence at Hergest Croft Gardens in Kington, Herefordshire, combining botanical and landscape aesthetics in my work.
CURRENT & UPCOMING EVENTS:
Solo Show, Artist in Residence at Hergest Croft Gardens, Kington, Herefordshire [current]
Presteigne Open Studios [28th - 31st Aug 2026]
Herefordshire Art Week (h.Art) at 3 venues [5th - 13th Sept 2026]
Mid Wales Print Fair at the Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes [10th October 2026]
It was a Christmas gift that changed everything: a beginner's linocut workshop that sparked an all-consuming passion for printmaking. For me it is the perfect, intuitive and expressive medium, with endless permutations. Read more about my journey from career biologist to professional fine art printmaker in my website blog.
