I paint in oil and watercolour, my work dividing roughly into three kinds: a representational but personal view of landscape ; semi- abstract glimpses of landscape ; and paintings of a much more abstract nature which reflect my response to that of which landscape is composed – rock, water, organic matter, and colour. I am especially fascinated with a sense that contained within a stone are all the elements of what we see around us and beyond. My recent series Beyond the Stone” reflects these ideas.

I have lived almost half of my life in Finland as an artist and musician, and have enjoyed opportunities to combine both in workshop projects involving groups as diverse as schools, professional theatre and orchestras.The atmosphere and landscape of Finland and the British countryiside has been a source of many paintings.  My most recent work, however, has been inspired by Scotland: the looming shapes and ever-changing shadows across the hills and horizons of Galloway and the Western Highlands; the mysterious and elusive landscape...

I hold a B.A. honours degree in Music and English, and postgraduate diplomas in both music and education, and have studied art as an external student at the Camberwell School of Art, London and in Finland.

2000 -    Finnish Arts Council Award
2000 -    Joensuu Symphony Orchestra - watercolour landscape
2001 -    Joensuu City Council - series of watercolour landscapes
2002 -    Joensuu College of Music – watercolours
2006 -    Watercolour for the RNLI
2005/6 - Oils and watercolours for private collections in the UK,and abroad.

2008-10 - oils for the Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary

For a list of selected exhibitions, please click here.