My work explores women, water and the idea of freedom. Through painting and underwater photography, I create images of women inhabiting a world beyond everyday expectations - a place of refuge, possibility and self-determination.

Water and space is central to my practice. It changes the way we see the body, colour, light and movement. Underwater, familiar forms become unfamiliar; hair and clothing drift, bodies appear suspended, and the world seems to pause.

I’m drawn to this sense of release and to the possibility of creating images that feel both recognisable and otherworldly.

My paintings combine expressive, gestural backgrounds with simplified figurative forms, using acrylic paint, spray paint and stencils. Pouring, dripping and splashing allow chance and movement to become part of the image, while the more controlled treatment of the figure creates contrast and focus.

I’m interested in the tension between spontaneity and structure, abstraction and representation, and the way colour and form can carry emotion without explaining everything.

My underwater photographs inform this work, offering another way to explore the relationship between the female figure and the natural world. Across both mediums, I return to questions of identity, vulnerability, resilience and what it means to feel at home in oneself.

           I make this work with women in mind, particularly those who have felt overlooked, constrained or expected to make themselves smaller.

I want my figures to occupy space freely and confidently, without apology. Rather than illustrating a single story, I hope each work leaves room for viewers to bring their own experiences and interpretations.

Ultimately, I want to make work that is visually engaging, emotionally resonant and open to discovery - work that offers a moment of connection, freedom or possibility.