Between 2002 and 2010 I owned and operated various galleries in South Africa. During this time, I found my niche in the mentoring of artists who struggled to sell their own work, and I worked closely with them to develop a fresh unblinkered approach to their creativity.

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In 2008, I started painting and selling my work in my own gallery in Cape Town. After so many years mentoring other artists, teaching myself came naturally. The credit crunch of 2009 took its toll on the art market in South Africa, and a family decision was made in 2010 to move to Scotland. For various reasons, I did not paint again for 8 years.

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My creativity returned in late 2018 and I slowly built-up stock to the point where I was ready to have my first exhibition in the UK. I had a venue booked at Dock Street Studios in Dundee for a month-long exhibition in May of 2020. Due to Covid, this did not happen.

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In August of 2020, I boldly took to exhibiting my work at weekends in the front garden of my home in Kingsbarns, Fife. Incredibly, I sold 20 paintings in that month and my art career in Scotland was born (out of Covid). I still open my ‘pop up gallery’ at my home at weekends in the summer and have now sold over 400 paintings in 6 years.

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I am inspired by many things in life, but each painting is an expression of me at that very moment in time. Therefore, each piece is unique.

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I work mostly in acrylics and mixed media on stretched canvas using a variety of implements and mark makers (my box of tricks) to create a desired effect. Colour, texture and contrast are prolific in my compositions.

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My other business interests and various art committees keeps me connected to the East Neuk of Fife and in particular, Lundin Links