have always been drawn to portraits with dramatic lighting. I remember my mum teaching me how to use oil paint during our many cottage holidays at the tender age of 13 and I’ve never looked back. My black and white painting of , painted when I was 15, so utterly absorbed me that I didn’t want to do anything else. Nothing held my interest for such long periods of time quite as much as painting. I dabble with acrylics and watercolour, but the feel, smell and results you get with oils constantly draws me
