My current practice takes heavy inspiration from folklore, particularly myths and stories from Scotland and Ireland. I am fascinated by how imagery and superstition continues to influence how people see their surroundings, even as the landscape changes and develops with the modern world.  Through painting, I seek to depict the unseen landscape: human interpretations of natural surroundings composed of folklore, superstition and history. I use folktales to find the intimate connections between people and their environments, seeing their thoughts, feelings and circumstances reflected in the natural surroundings. 

Within my practice, I mainly work with oil paints as a medium, as I find it can capture the subtlety and textures of the natural world. However, I also utilise drawing, photography and collage within the research and development processes of my work. I tend to follow a process of distillation, selecting imagery from my research and narrowing these down to a series of symbols which create a narrative. The landscapes I create are exaggerated in form and colour, but ultimately carry a sense of familiarity

Growing up in rural Stirlingshire, below the slopes of Ben Lomond, I cultivated an interest in the mythologies and superstitions which have stemmed from the Scottish landscape. 

I have recently graduated from Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen, where I undertook a BA(hons) in Painting between 2016 and 2020. I am currently based in Edinburgh, undertaking a Masters degree in Art Psychotherapy.

My work has been exhibited in a number of exhibitions around Scotland. I was selected for the RSA New Contemporaries 2022 exhibition in Edinburgh. Most recently, I had my first solo exhibition as part of the Art Walk Porty festival 2023 in Portobello, Edinburgh.