I was born in Albany in Western Australia and raised in Mt Barker, a South West rural town. I have lived in many country towns and am now based in Perth. I have always had an interest in drawing and studied for a Diploma in Art in 1987. However time was taken out to raise a family and just in the last few years my creative interests have re-emerged.

I work in pastels and oils. My pastel drawings mainly represent life in and around the shearing sheds and farms where I spent a lot of my childhood. I find the application of pastel very direct and spontaneous. The ability to apply colour directly to the surface gives freedom and expression to the works. My oil paintings are more studied and considered and I am more able to concentrate on the effects of light on shape and form. The Still Life is my main subject. I also have a great interest in West Australian flora, the Sturt Pea being my favourite. I am also including some country landscapes in my paintings.