
Welcome to Bakewell
A view of Bakewell inspired by an old etching
I have painted and drawn from a very young age and went to Art College in my teens. After Art College I pursued a career in nursing, married and had a family. When I retired from nursing I took up art again seriously in 2014, having an exhibition in a friend’s gallery that year.
I was initially inspired by railway posters working with light and shadow, colour and the movement which these elements can bring to a painting. Rooftops are particularly inspiring, they speak of people and community and warmth and home especially in older dwellings which are randomly built together giving a delightful patchwork of different coloured roofs. Heaven seems to invade earth during certain moments and in certain lights. I hope to capture some of these moments in my art.
As my painting style has developed since 2014, I would say it tends towards a “Post-Impressionist" Style. I painted quite prolifically in a natural style when I was quite young but after my time at Art College seemed to lose this natural flow. Post-Impressionism employs the use of very bright and complimentary colours, sometimes mixed and sometimes straight from the tube. I tend to be drawn to this particular style though I also paint with some precision and attention to detail. Post-Impressionism tends to be a looser style than my own. The artist Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) would be an example of the Post-Impressionist style.
I totally love painting and now and can get lost for hours in my own studio in the garden.
A view of Bakewell inspired by an old etching
A great view of Castleton leading to Winnats Pass
View of Chatworth House on a summers day.
Dramatic View of Hathersage and Lose Hill from Surprise View
View of Hathersage and the Hope Valley
View of Cressbrook Mill from the Monsal Trail.
A view of Grindleford backed by Sir William Hill
View of Bakewell from beside the Church.
A classic view of Bakewell from Station Road.
A view from the woodland above Grindleford Village.
View of Plague Cottages at Eyam.
Classic View of Chatworth House in the early morning.
A view of Eyam Hall and garden
A classic view of Bakewell from Station Road.
An aerial view of the Calver Mill and the Derwent Valley.
A great view from Peveril Castle over the rooftops of Castleton.
A painting incorporating many features of Hathersage.
View of Saltburn-by-the-Sea from the pier
A view down Staithes Beck to the sea
A view over Staithes on a foggy day
Stunning view of picturesque Robin Hood's Bay
Iconic view of Whitby from the Abbey Steps.
A dramatic view of Staithes at night from Cowbar Nab
A classic view of the boat ramp at Runswick Bay