Once a teacher, I still found time to draw occasionally for various commercial magazines. After leaving teaching full time in 2018, I was able to devote a lot more time to painting and also sought training from a range of accomplished artists such as Jo Shepherdson, Dan Scott and Richard Kitson. In 2022 I was accepted onto the Emerging Artists programme with Charnwood Arts and have exhibited at a range of venues within the county. Much of my subject matter is based on scenes around where I live in Loughborough.