I am deeply fascinated by the human experience, finding immense beauty in the complexity of our existence. In my work, I deconstruct the self into three interwoven elements, the mind, body, and emotion, which I use as a framework for investigation. I see the mind as the pilot, the emotions as the weather, and the body as the vessel. Through this lens, I observe a delicate harmony that I strive to capture in paint.
Each piece begins with curiosity. I conduct preliminary studies, ask questions, and build relationships with my subjects. From these conversations, ideas emerge. I often create multiple depictions of the same individual, allowing each facet, intellectual, emotional, physical, to take centre stage. My goal is not just representation, but truth.
Using primarily oil paint, I aim to immortalise the visceral reality of living in flesh and bone. With a background in anatomical study, I pay close attention to how bodies move through space and how thought and feeling are expressed through posture, tension, and gesture. To me, the human form need not conform to conventional ideals of beauty; it carries the story of our evolution, our lived experiences, and our resilience. I celebrate that uniqueness.
Painting is not just a practice, but an emotional necessity. When I am not creating, I feel a build-up of intensity that only the act of painting can resolve. Through texture, colour, mark-making, and experimentation, I give voice to what cannot be spoken, a felt language that emerges through the surface of the work.
I came to fine art after graduating in Make-up and Prosthetics for Performance from the University of the Arts London, where I trained in designing and creating prosthetic body parts for theatre, film, and television. Further anatomical training at the Royal Drawing School sharpened my observational skills, while my training in art therapy deepened my understanding of emotional expression and its relationship to image-making.
In 2017, I became the youngest elected member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. My work has received several awards, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award, The Arts Club Charitable Trust Award, the de Laszlo Foundation Award for Excellence and the Young Artist Award from the National Portrait Gallery in London.