'From as young as I can remember, I have always had a huge passion for wildlife, nature and the outdoors. I am a very passionate person. Wildlife is my inspiration to draw.



I have been lucky to have had the opportunity in seeing various wildlife in their natural habitat which is an incredible experience. I have had many special animal encounters that it is hard to pick a favourite.

One of these was a night safari in Nepal whilst at Rhino lodge. On one particular night we saw not only a ffishing cat, but also a jungle cat and a civet, as well as hearing jackels calling. That alone is incredible, but also that night we felt like we were being watched by a larger animal, a big cat...it is quite funny how even though we were feeling vulnerable, we were loving the experience and the unknown. We had amazing guides with us, Shambhu and Hammond but this particular night was very mysterious. 

The path led us to a bench which had trees in a circle and as we sat down, looking up, taking it all in around us, the moon was shining through the tops of the trees with the stars so close we felt like we could touch them as ffireflies started to emerge from the tree. Wow! It was like a story book had come to life, so surreal but so special for us to experience such a magical moment which we will always treasure. But the best bit to the story was that in the morning at breakfast, we were told that there were both tiger and leopard tracks across the path that we had ventured through, which still gives me goosebumps. 

I love the sound of nature, the array of insects, frogs, birds, hippos, laughing hyenas, and roaring lions. Once we heard a leopard sounding like a chainsaw, which was very unusual, but at night, everything seems so much clearer. 



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I started my journey as a freelance artist using graphite pencils, but I fancied adding some colour. 

I have since become renowned for my realistic pastel drawings but I have always worked in other mediums and with a range of media. 

I had fun teaching myself how to use pastels and seeing the progression in each drawing I did when I was teaching myself as a hobby. I got excited thinking I might actually be able to achieve the detail I originally wanted to get with this messy, colourful medium. 

The thing I love about this medium is the colours, the soft effect and that I can still achieve the detail/realistic ffine art with them. Over time and keeping drawing, I have created my own technique.



The eyes for me have been my main focus or pull to draw a particular picture. For me they are so fascinating, like windows to the soul, such depth, feeling and expression just captivates me, especially with the great apes, pulling at my heart strings, speaking volumes without words. 

Orang-utans share 96.4% of our DNA and they always look sad due to not having facial muscles like we do. 

The beauty of the animal kingdom for me is that there are no labels, they share the habitat, waterholes and co-exhist and form unusual relationships, showing such compassion, feelings and protection like our own traits, elephants are a great example of this'



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Specialising in Realistic drawings in pastel, charcoal and acrylic.



Commissions Welcomed. I am always happy to discuss commissions.