Blind Self Portrait
This blind portrait sketch was drawn quickly without looking at the page, allowing the hand to move instinctively rather than analytically. The result is loose, slightly awkward, and full of unexpected distortions—marks that feel alive because they are not overthought or corrected.
Exercises like this keep my hand active and my eye responsive. They are a form of daily creative play: a way of loosening control, staying curious, and allowing mistakes to become part of the language of the drawing.
Photographic colour sketch
These colour sketches act as quick visual notes. When something catches my eye—a particular colour combination, the way light falls across a surface, or architectural slabs of shadow and tone—I capture it as a small photographic record.
They function like a memory bank of visual moments. Later, these fragments can resurface and combine in unexpected ways, often informing the colour, light, or atmosphere of future projects.
Illustration excersise
The image of a fox mid-jump is a recurring motif in my sketchbooks, appearing in different forms over the years. Drawn here in pen and ink, it captures a moment of movement and alertness—something instinctive, quick, and slightly unpredictable.
I sometimes divide large sheets of cartridge paper with masking tape, drawing or painting across the surface before peeling the tape away. The process breaks the image into fragments, leaving unexpected shapes and spaces behind. What begins as something figurative often shifts toward abstraction, allowing chance and surprise to become part of the work.
Photographic colour sketch
This photographic colour sketch grew out of a quiet moment in nature. Soft sage greens sit alongside pale purples, creating a gentle contrast that felt almost painterly when I first noticed it.
Images like this act as small visual studies. They allow me to hold onto subtle colour relationships found in the natural world—combinations that may later reappear within other work or inform the atmosphere of a future piece.
a photographic sketch
A quick photographic snapshot of my neurodiverse daughter’s bedroom—messy, layered, and full of the quiet traces of daily life. At first glance it is simply a room, but it holds the rhythms and struggles of a young person navigating a world that is not always designed for her way of thinking and being.
Images like this become something to sit with and reflect on. They are fragments of lived experience, reminders of the complexity of parenting, and sometimes the starting point for ideas that may later evolve into a future project.
an mri of my spine
This image began as a photograph of the black-and-white MRI scans of my spine. I was drawn to their stark, clinical language—the quiet geometry of bone and shadow, and the strange intimacy of seeing inside the body.
I am exploring ways these images might be used within Exposure Syndrome as part of a piece centred on fibromyalgia and chronic pain. The scans offer a starting point for reflecting on what it means to live with pain that is constant yet often invisible, translating a medical record into a more personal and psychological landscape.
Photographic colour sketch
This photographic colour sketch was taken in strong sunlight, where bright primary colours seemed almost saturated by the heat of the day. Blocks of red, blue, and green sit sharply against one another, creating a bold, graphic composition.
The familiar Coca-Cola logo cuts through the scene, introducing instantly recognisable typography. Moments like this interest me for their visual punch—the way colour, light, and everyday branding briefly align to create an image that feels both ordinary and striking.
detail from acryrlic sketch
This is a detail from an acrylic sketch made as part of my daily mark-making practice. Working quickly and without too much thought, I divide the paper with masking tape, paint across the surface, and then remove the tape to reveal unexpected edges and fragments.
The resulting marks are loose and instinctive, built from varied brushstrokes and layers of colour. Often the forms begin to suggest something familiar—landscapes, seascapes, shifting horizons—even though they were never intentionally planned. The surprise of what emerges is part of the process.
Photographic colour sketch
This photographic colour sketch was taken while travelling in Turkey. The image focuses on a section of pavement worn smooth by countless footsteps, its surface softened by time and use.
What caught my attention was the unusual mix of muted colours embedded in the stone—tones that might not normally sit together, yet somehow work in quiet harmony. Images like this become small studies in colour and texture, reminders of how everyday surfaces can hold unexpected visual relationships.