The human figure fascinates me. As a sea swimmer I find inspiration from my fellow female swimmers and from the landscape where we swim. The colour of our skins change with the seasons, vivid pinks in the cold sea of winter, warm tones in the summer. I am interested in the interaction of the figures with the environment, the poses adopted as we balance and change, and our bonds as friends. I have developed a loose, gestural, painterly style, working vigorously wet on wet, predominantly in oils.
Swimmers
Wet Gear Off oil on canvas, 100cmx100cm
Invincible Women oil on canvas, 100cmx100cm
Ready For The Cold Swim oil on canvas, 100cmx100cm
Summer Bathers, That Was So Good oil on canvas, 76cmx76cm
Summer Bathers, Sandy Toes oil on canvas, 76cmx76cm
Summer Bathers, Balancing Act oil on canvas, 76cmx76cm
Summer Bathers, Girls Chat oil on canvas, 76cmx76cm
Summer Swimmers, All Change oil on canvas, 100cmx100cm
Hats and Boots On Sold at NEAC, Mall Galleries 2022
Swimmer, Land, Sea Sold at RI Painters in Watercolours, Cass Art Prize 2023
Toe in oil on canvas, 60cmx60cm
Swimmers Get Together oil on canvas, 100cmx100cm