Nature is the main inspiration for my work. I’m building a collection of nature inspired paintings and drawings. I enjoy capturing scenes of natural beauty from wide, sweeping vastness of colour in landscapes, sunsets and sunrises to intricate, delicate details in flowers, solid, rusticity of trees and real, imagined or whimsical depictions of animals. Flowers are a recurring subject because they symbolise human emotions such as gratitude, love, loyalty, support - qualities that motivate me. So when I feel an emotional need, I paint a flower to represent that need. Similarly, animals and birds hold a symbolic significance representing major values and traits of human emotions. Essentially, my work represents the concept of life and living and could be viewed as a collection of the beautiful and the ordinary.

In contrast to the theme of Nature, I am also inspired by people and urban landscapes. The motivation comes from nostalgia for my own heritage and heritage of other communities, and having been born and brought up in towns and cities, I have a deep connection to urban life. I love to observe people, capture moments in time, the atmosphere of an event and a place busy with human activity and existence such as cafes, festivals and carnivals. Travel is another major influence and my experience of countries like Bali, India and New York are captured in simple, watercolour and pastel sketches and are inspiration for future collections. These works have a narrative run through them where a story is told through images and seeks to evoke the essence of emotion and joy in the viewer. They are perfect for contemplation and reflection.