I’m interested in the making, the handmade and the tactile nature of materials. Creating art at a slow pace in my beautiful Welsh home studio.  All my artworks are original, unique, handmade and created individually by me: from initial sketches, mixing of watercolour pigments, to the laying down of washes onto the finest quality paper.  I manage the flow and drying of the pigmented water, using my unique process that I have perfected throughout many years of working at my studio.

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The handmade aspect of my art is something I value, allowing me to create unique works of art and to celebrate the imperfections that follow.  They appreciate the absence of unnecessary features and instils a quietness.  The aim to reveal the innate character and essence of the materials used.  Working on the finest handmade Italian, French and Oriental papers in artist watercolours, platinum, graphite and naturally occurring genuine mineral pigments.

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Watercolour is simply the soul of my work and my passion, focusing on the materials and the process that the painting takes, the journey that we took.  A combination of traditional watercolour techniques together with a process that I discovered myself; observing the behaviour and motion of pigments transported along with the flow of water on and in the paper at various stages of the water-cycle.  I listen to this process, observe how single pigments and mixtures react, maintaining a constant dialogue with the intricate interaction of pigments travelling with the water on the paper and respond accordingly.  My process handles and guides the surface tension; the flux and drying of the pigmented water on the surface of the paper and in its fibres.  Whilst at the same time exploiting its unpredictability with a curiosity and willingness to experiment and incorporate accidental effects.  Celebrating the wealth of magical and serendipitous effects created.

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There is a clear direction of colour palette and compositional elements at the start, but I listen to the cues as the art unfolds and go where the painting tells me.  In the 'beginning' the wet watercolour painting looks very different to the final dried artwork. As the pigmented water shifts and then evaporates the water's task is over, capturing the motion of the pigments that accompanied the flow of the water during its last journey.  My intention is fulfilled, resulting in one-of-a-kind artworks; areas that have morphed into new unique shapes, textures and soft diffused clouds of varied tone.  While I never completely know how my process will affect the finished outcome, the reveal is a special moment for me, akin to opening the kiln door after a firing!

My watercolours push the boundaries of time honoured 'rules', and asking the viewer to see the medium in a new and contemporary light.  They re-evaluate traditions and conventions, but at the same time allowing the watercolour to express itself, to reveal its innate character and essence.  I strive to maintain a fine balance of control and the unexpected imperfect beauty.

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My art has a strong connection with my interest in precious stones, the Welsh land and seascape, astronomy and my ceramic work.  In part the art is about what inspires me visually, not so much about the objects themselves but their associated aesthetics. These suggest elements of shine, sparkle, patina, gloss, matte, opacity, pattern, hue, silhouette...  Then the paring down of this visual vocabulary; the economy of shape, colour, surface texture and detailing.