Explorations in watercolour and ink.
About this series: The patterns within these forms are contained within the boundary of a petri dish, where ink blooms and drawn marks interact and spread organically.
My process driven practice is predominately rooted in painting and drawing with a focus on sustainable materials. Combining mark making and fine drawn lines with stratified washes of pigment; paintings develop organically over many weeks. The beautiful and delicate flowing lines and blooms of colour celebrate the unique characteristics of the materials on the page.
On a personal level, the work reflects a fascination with the growing and spreading of organic forms. Questions around obsession are explored through drawing as a means to express and deconstruct my anxiety, which is inextricably linked to my concerns around sustainability.

Petri dish no.1 Watercolour, oak gall ink indigo, historic pear tree charcoal and ink on paper 2023

Petri dish no. 2 Watercolour oak gall ink, indigo and ink on paper 2023

Details of Petri dish no.2

Detail of Petri dish no.2 close up of oak gall ink interacting with other pigments.

Petri dish no.3 Watercolour, indigo, charcoal from the historic pears at Cannon Hall Museum, ink and 23ct gold leaf on paper 2023

Petri dish no.4 Watercolour, indigo, charcoal from the historic pear tree collection at Cannon Hall Museum, 23ct gold leaf and ink on paper 2023

Petri dish no. 7 Watercolour, indigo, ink and 23ct gold leaf on paper 20cm x 20cm 2023

Petri dish no.9 Watercolour, indigo, charcoal, 23ct gold leaf and ink on paper 20cm x 20cm 2023

Petri dish no.14 Watercolour, indigo, ink and 23ct gold leaf on paper 20cm x 20cm 2023

Petri dish no. 20 Watercolour, 23ct gold leaf and ink on paper 20cm x 20cm 2023

Petri dish no.21 Watercolour, ink and indigo on paper 64cm x 64cm 2023

Detail of Petri dish no.21

Petri dish Watercolour and ink on paper 2021

Petri dish 12.01.20 Watercolour and ink on paper Selected for the Royal Watercolour Society Open 2020

Petri dish Watercolour, ink and gold leaf on paper 2021

Petri dish 07.01.19 Watercolour and ink on paper Selected for the Royal Watercolour Society Open 2019

Petri dish Watercolour and ink on paper 25cm x 25cm 2016

Uncommon Beauty Exhibition Makers Guild Wales Artist Talk 2023

The Other Art Fair Exhibition stand 2023