Setting the scene, it was 2020 and COVID had struck at a pretty terrible time in my personal life. I was in the midst of a break up from my ‘bubble’, I was living alone and I was struggling. I was focused on just putting one foot in front of the other, and trying to make my brand new flat feel like a home.
I went to a charity shop not far from me and spotted a large abstract art print canvas on the floor. I liked it but it had a big hole in it. I thought, ‘I could probably fix that’ and bought it for a few quid. I did a bit of research and settled on some basic acrylic paints in the primary colours. I fixed the hole, added some greens and blues - now my signature - and made the grey areas darker with plenty of black.
After a while, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
That was that as they say and I’d caught the bug. All I wanted to do was paint. Painting was, and is, the only thing that could quiet my thoughts and allow me to move through my feelings without being overwhelmed by them. Finding art in my early thirties has truly changed my life.
So here we are, three years and many terrible paintings later, with a new collection of artwork up on my website.
I’m working hard on creating some more affordable options - like giclee fine art prints as requested - so watch this space, and do let me know if you have any other ideas or suggestions.
Thank you for being with me on this journey.