The ‘nuzzle‘ series explores the quiet comfort of closeness – the way two forms, colours, or feelings can rest gently against each other. Each painting captures that simple connection we feel when something fits just right, their boundary both a line of separation and a site of intimacy. The bold shapes and colours suggest touch, trust, and ease – moments of soft contact where energy meets calm. ‘Nuzzle’ is about warmth without words, and the beauty of things that belong side by side.
The simple shapes invite the viewer to feel rather than analyse – a gentle nudge, a leaning-in. A nuzzle.
Nuzzling is about proximity, juxtaposition, and how the application of the paint makes the colour on colour texture and alters vibrancy and saturation. The colour pairings speak to, and across the white that separates and divides them. Resting in closeness. Together, but individual, connected across the divide.
Most of the series are on 12×12 inch or 30x30cm boards (almost the same!) because I like the way that tightness of the square format compacts the nuzzling sensation.
Like horizons – it’s a theme I return to, they are each, a conversation in simple colours.
Explore the series.
The ‘Odd couple‘ acrylic painting was on show at the art@one Autumn exhibition ‘Conversations in colour’ at the Lodge in Hemingford House.
The exhibition was an eclectic mix of artworks in sculpture, wood carving & ceramics, mixed media, watercolour, acrylic & oil paintings on canvas, boards and paper. It’s a beautiful occasional gallery space and the curators Maria & Hilary manage to make it feel special every time, with exhibits spilling out into the gardens around.
I’m happy to say that it was my second time there too!
The Odd couple‘ acrylic painting has been a lot of fun on Instagram and TikTok because I was able to include the music soundtrack from the film – ‘The Odd Couple’ by Neal Hefti.
Picture below shows me and my mum with the ‘Odd couple’ behind us.
I’ve been going to the CamCreatives free monthly meetup since it started over 15 years ago by my dear friend and ex-colleague Paul Smith. CamCreatives is a vibrant and inclusive community bringing together diverse interests across design, arts, media, literature, publishing, photography, multimedia, performing arts, education and culture.
In February 2025 CamCreatives were given a shop for a week in Cambridge Grand Arcade to showcase the talent from the group – it has 4500 artist members, so choosing what went in was a challenge! The Artist Showcase was called by many ‘a mini RA Summer Exhibition’, because Cambridgeshire has a phenomenal amount of talent.
I was over the moon to have my ‘o-Hara‘ painting in the show, which I now offer as a Giclee print. It’s a conscious swirl of scarlet, reds and pinks – named after Scarlett O’Hara from the movie ‘Gone with the wind’, because Scarlett channels female passion, defiance and vulnerability. The sweeping gestures in crimson and magenta evoke intensity – of being both wounded and unbreakable, driven by survival yet haunted by desire. The darkened strokes suggest the weight of loss and pride, while the luminous pinks cut through with resilience, echoing a refusal to be defeated. O-Hara is not a portrait but an atmosphere — a storm of willpower, longing, and the relentless flame of every woman who embodies both fragility and ferocity. There’s a little bit of o-Hara in all of us.
I was interviewed as part of the talking about my painting on Cambridge 105 and where ‘o-Hara’ was being exhibited – find me at about 41 mins in!
