My paintings are informed and inspired by spending quiet time in the wild open spaces on land and by the sea mostly in Scotland. My sketches and notes are not only a response to the visual but attempt to capture the subjective element and whole experience of an environment and its integrity. I have been fortunate to have been brought up on a farm in Galloway and spent many years in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales but the wild open spaces of Scotland and its islands are where I yearn to be and seek inspiration. The colours and clarity of light, especially in winter are a constant source of awe and wonder and it is a challenge, using mostly mixed media, and in a spontaneous and intuitive way, to capture that which stops me in my tracks.