By far the most popular painting at this years Summer events has been ‘Colour of the Month’ which started it’s life as one of a commissioned ‘set’ of paintings. My painting practice involves working on several paintings at a time and where relevant several collections at a time. This practice prevents me from getting too precious about any one painting – if I’m feeling precious I start to lose courage and get tight; something I definitely don’t want to happen...

I love the early stages of a painting project, before even the paint goes down; I often tell myself that I could just call these early stages finished but it never sits comfortably with me. Black and white paintings/drawings are so effective, full of drama and simplicity but the desire to add colour always wins me over.

Being a self-confessed control freak, I can tie myself in knots when there’s a shift in my work – whether that shift is intentional or not, my instant reaction is to pick up the shift, drop everything else and GO GO GO! When what I should be doing is slowing down, gently encouraging these shifts, giving them time and space to breathe; to take their own shape.