Based in North Yorkshire, I create expressive landscapes that move between observation and abstraction. Working primarily with soft pastel and mixed media, I am interested in colour, shifting light and the physical qualities of the surface, allowing marks and areas of exposed paper to become part of the landscape itself.
My work spans a range of artists’ papers, and my recent practice increasingly incorporates traditional Vietnamese Dó and Điệp papers. I am drawn to the distinctive textures and surfaces of these materials and the possibilities they offer for exploring landscape in a more tactile and spontaneous way. Trained in graphic design at Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, I returned to drawing and painting after many years working digitally, developing a material-led practice that embraces texture, expressive mark-making and the unexpected.
