I am fascinated by the interplay between seeing and visualizing, the imagined andembodied, and the way our feelings shade between the two. My paintings explore how we make sense of our experiences and emotions as we age. They ruminate on how enduring feelings provide a bass note to our everyday existence. We might envision ourselves from a distance to understand a sense of dislocation or community, or project ourselves into the future to manage anxiety or grief. These episodes, combined with our spontaneous reactions to daily situations, influence not only our perspective on life but also the chromatic intensity of that understanding.

My paintings express my dedication and perseverance in picture-making while navigating various life stages—starting a career, raising a family, returning to education, and now, as an empty nester, focusing on artistic exploration and production. It took half a century to get here. In the art world, I often worry about being overlooked due to my age. Despite this, I remain committed to my journey, producing figurative and landscape-themed stories.

This commitment is reflected in my project "Swimmers," where I interviewed and portrayed many local open-water swimmers, typically over 50. Their stories and my experiences have shaped my recent work, including my first short documentary film, "Euphoria," shown at The National Gallery in 2021. These experiences and intellectual pursuits deeply influence my work, infusing it with a rich blend of personal history and theoretical exploration.

My recent paintings, completed while studying contemporary portraiture at The Art AcademyLondon, have been selected, exhibited, and sold as part of Women in Art 2023,ING Discerning Art 2023, and Affordable Art Fair 2023–2024. I continue to paint swimmers in various settings—manicured pools, Hampstead ponds, and seawater sprays. My work captures swimmers I see, remember, and imagine. Each piece is created using a range of media and scales, from intimate encaustic wax on miniature blocks (5cm by 6cm), acrylic inks on copper plumbers’ tiles (10cm), to oils on aluminium (up to 1200 cm), winebox lids, or wired glass—employing techniques that emphasize texture and fluidity to mirror the nature of water.