What’s your background? 
I’m an artist based in Sheffield who specialises in portraiture and urban paintings. My artistic journey began in lockdown, where I rediscovered my love for painting and began building up my client base via social media. I then launched my own business selling original paintings and prints in 2022. I now exhibit in galleries and art fairs across the UK, and my work is held in many private collections both in the UK and internationally. I’ve also recently won the 2025 Peak District Artisans Emerging Artist Award.

You’re self-taught – can you tell us more.
I studied A-Level Art so I knew the techniques required for painting, however I had around five years away from creating so I had to relearn the skills – I decided to experiment with different painting styles to what I’d learnt previously (e.g abstract art) to discover new ways of painting. This massively influenced my style and helped me to paint more expressively. I also love to experiment with colour and how this affects the outcome of the piece – for example including a vibrant underpainting.

How would you describe your style?
I have an eclectic mix of works as I love to paint both portraits and cityscapes. My portraits focus on expressive brushstrokes and layering abstraction with realism. Whereas the cityscapes focus more on detail – I love to paint rainy nighttime scenes where there’s lots of contrast between the city lights and the background. The overarching theme for both styles is using vibrant colour to capture the energy of the scene.

Has your style evolved over the years?
Yes – at the beginning of my journey I focussed on pen and ink drawings, before moving onto paintings using acrylic, oil pastel and spray paint on canvas. Over the years I have painted a range of collections, from abstracts to more recently portraits and cityscapes – all of which have influenced my style to where it is now.

Tell us about your Abstract Portrait Collection.
This was a key point in developing my current style as before this I focussed on solely abstract works or very detailed realism paintings. I found these were two very contrasting styles and, as I loved creating both, I wanted to find a way of blending my favourite aspects of each style together. This collection focusses on capturing the energy of the person through the expressive abstract background, before focussing on the detail of the portrait to capture the likeness.

You’re from Sheffield – how does this inspire your work?
I love capturing Sheffield cityscape scenes and have created a collection of paintings inspired by my favourite places around the city. From local restaurants, pubs and areas of the city that I love visiting, to iconic venues such as The Leadmill.

What makes Sheffield stand out from other cities?
I love that Sheffield is very community focussed and there’s so many fantastic local businesses here – people are really passionate about shopping local and supporting local makers, artists and businesses which is amazing to see and be a part of.

How does it rate as a creative place to live and work?
Sheffield has a fantastic creative community and there’s lots of exhibitions/ events available to take part in, which is a great opportunity for networking, promotion and meeting new collectors. I find lots of inspiration for my work in Sheffield – from the energy of city life to exploring the Peak District.

Does anything else influence your work?
I take a lot of inspiration from my surroundings, whether it’s places I’ve visited, or nature and the changing seasons. I also like to paint intuitively and explore the dynamic nature of our inner world through colour and abstract painting.

Do you prefer small scale or large-scale projects?
Although I enjoy the contrast of working on both, my style is more suited to large-scale as I love having the space to bring movement and energy into the piece through expressive brushstrokes.

What are you working on at the moment?
I’ve been commissioned to paint one of the Pride of Yorkshire lionesses in support of Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity. This is a life-sized lioness sculpture which is something very different to my usual canvases! My theme is to paint a bespoke design for Doncaster Races to celebrate 250 years of the St Leger Festival.

What’s been your favourite commission?
Last year I was commissioned to create a custom painting of racing driver Rowan Campbell Pilling to celebrate his incredible Formula 4 season. As part of the collaboration I got to visit the British Grand Prix at Silverstone to take the reference photos for the painting – it was incredible to experience the atmosphere of the race and incorporate this energy into the painting.

What would be your dream project?
I’m really enjoying the sporting themed commissions I’ve been working on recently and I’d love to explore collaborating with another sportsperson/team and create more custom artworks.

Which other artists do you admire?
There’s lots of artists who I’m inspired by but at the moment I would have to say Paul Kenton and Sophie Tea.

What are you looking forward to in 2026?
There are lots of upcoming events and projects which I’m really looking forward to, in particular my first solo exhibition with Peak District Artisans. This will be taking place at the new Hopton Hall Gallery opening soon in Ashbourne – I will be debuting a new collection of portraits which I’m currently working on, which will be launching in the gallery at the beginning of August.

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