Artist Bio

I live and paint between East Sussex, Provence, and Ojai, California, three landscapes that continually shape my sense of light, atmosphere, and belonging.

I work primarily in watercolours, drawn to their elemental qualities and the way water and pigment move with a will of their own. Each painting begins as a listening; to rhythm, to breath, to the subtle voice of spirit received through silence. Flowers have become central to my practice, both as muse and metaphor, for what they reveal about balance, grace, and impermanence. To me they are the sacred messengers of love and beauty, the voice of earth and spirit made visible, and the essential symbols and themes that anchor my work. I paint flowers not merely as subjects, but as living poems: emblems of the divine, reminders of what roots us. Through them, I seek to express harmony and emotional resonance rather than realism. The resulting works are both impressionistic and abstract interpretations that honor both form and feeling. Some are faithful renderings, while others are poetic approximations or imaginative explorations.  

Each painting emerges from a devotional practice of observation, meditation and translation, where gesture and tone become instruments of contemplation, reflecting that nature is not merely observed but participated in. My intention is that these works offer a space for pause, where the poetic and the elemental meet, becoming a bridge back to belonging, a way of remembering the sacred within the ordinary and offering that beauty back as an act of gratitude.

 With a multidisciplinary background, my path to painting was nonlinear. After attending USC and receiving a degree in the Liberal Arts, with a focus on poetry and art history, I moved to Paris at 23, wrote poetry and worked as an art and lifestyle journalist. I moved to London where I had three children, and where I continued my journalistic career as a celebrity writer for Harpers and Queen, GQ and other fashion magazines. After I moved back to California, I spent nearly two decades as a designer creating jewelry and handbag collections (worn by the likes of Billy Eilish, Lana Del Rey and Susan Sarandon). This chapter taught me to see beauty in detail and create with discipline.

In the wake of the pandemic, I had a profound experience in a public garden. A happening that I understood as a soul calling. The flowers began to speak to me - with a very clear message that I was to paint them. Since that time painting wildflowers has become my daily devotional practice; my works are visual offerings and reminders of nature’s ability to call us inward, to return us to balance and harmony.