My practice explores the relationship between environment, memory and personal experience, rooted in the observation of real places, particularly coastal and rural landscapes. I reinterpret these locations through colour, atmosphere and texture to create paintings that feel both familiar and emotionally charged. I am inspired by how landscapes can hold meaning, whether that’s through personal memory or environmental change.

My work has been strongly influenced by my experiences with polluted coastlines in Cornwall, which led me to explore themes of water contamination alongside ideas of memory and loss. Through paintings, I examine how places can change over time, both physically through environmental damage and emotionally through personal experiences. Rather than presenting landscapes as calm and picturesque, I use muted tones and layered surfaces to create environments that feel quiet, distant and unsettled, reflecting the tension that exists beneath familiar locations.

The muted tones used in my earlier work became an important turning point in my practice, leading me to challenge myself further by working with a more restricted colour palette. By limiting the range of colours, I focus more on tone, surface and atmosphere, strengthening the sense of isolation and tension within the landscape. This controlled use of colour continues to shape my paintings, as it captures not only the appearance of a landscape, but the feeling of remembering and familiarity.