My paintings are rooted in a longing for beauty, restoration and emotional truth.

Flowers are the subject and language I use to speak about life, loss, tenderness & human yearning for Paradise lost.

I was raised in a Christian home where faith was lived out sincerely, not performed as duty or ritual. My father was a minister & my parents embodied the values they taught: integrity, faithfulness, humility & care for others. Those values continue to shape both my life and my work. Truth and beauty remain my two North stars.

I paint flowers because they hold the tension I feel most deeply: fragility and permanence existing side by side. Flowers bloom brilliantly, then fade. Through careful craftsmanship, realism and attention to detail, I honour these brief moments as something sacred rather than disposable.

My work is informed by grief, tenderness, memory & restoration. I don’t paint to explain sorrow or joy, but I believe emotional truth leaves it’s trace inside my work. Collectors mention they feel something deeply calming & restorative in my paintings even though they can’t fully explain why.

The Old Masters & Pre-Raphaelite painters fascinate me for their devotion to craftsmanship, harmony, symbolism & beauty. I think of myself as an ‘old soul’, because in a culture that increasingly values speed, irony & disposability, I long for serenity, dignity, tenderness & reverence. I want my paintings to slow people down long enough to notice what still matters.

More recently, I’ve begun incorporating 24k gold-leaf gilding into my paintings using insect motifs. These small illuminated forms bring another layer of meaning to my work: strength, transformation, renewal & the sacredness hidden in creation.

My paintings are invitations into stillness. They’re small acts of resistance against chaos, cynicism & emotional numbness. They remind us all that beauty isn’t escapism.

Beauty restores the soul.

Exhibitions:

  • 2026 - Winner HMVC gallery, N.Y online group exhibition “Full Bloom”

  • 2026 - Bronze Award Camelback Gallery, Arizona group exhibition“Flower Power”

  • 2026 - Finalist Exhibizone “Flourish” international juried exhibition Canada

  • 2024 - “In The Frame” Waikato Art Expo group exhibition - St John’s College

  • 2021 - “Visages - Faces of NZ Artists” solo exhibition, ArtsPost, Hamilton

  • 2019 - Hilda Ross Art Exhibition, Art Nexus & ArtVenture Group show, Hamilton

  • 2018 - Dio ArtX Group exhibition, Diocesan School for Girls

  • 2018 - NZ Artist Magazine Vol.3 Issue 27 Mar/Apr.

  • 2018 - “An Artful Mix" Group exhibition, ArtsPost gallery, Hamilton

  • 2017 - "A Bold Adventure" Group show, Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville

  • 2016 - Finalist in the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards

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