My work is highly influenced by natural forms and capturing the power of unusual plant species. Colour is a focal point in my hand drawn illustrations and I use location drawing and photography as a starting point for my projects. I enjoy working spontaniously with mixed media and research methods Read More...

My work is highly influenced by natural forms and capturing the power of unusual plant species. Colour is a focal point in my hand drawn illustrations and I use location drawing and photography as a starting point for my projects. I enjoy working spontaniously with mixed media and research methods that inlvolve a great deal of reading to really get to know the subjects that I choose to illustrate.

Other projects have incorporated found objects, sculpture, various printmaking processes including: Lino, collograph, mono, paper lithography and solarplate etching. I have experience in digital collage however I am currently focusing on hand drawn images and adding text as I work.

Current work has involved working from carnivorous plants with the books 'The Day of The Triffids' and 'The Secret Life of Plants' as a starting point to combine text with my interpretations of how these 'killer plants' could look. Some of this work has been made into hand made artists books and a series of solarplate etchings, as a means of displaying these illustrations.