I have always enjoyed drawing and painting from a very young age. I felt as though this was something that allowed me to be creative and I liked finding other people who shared my enthusiasm.

 

As a child, I loved spending time drawing with my grandparents. My grandad always loved drawing and painting and I still enjoy looking through all of his artwork now. I wish I'd had the opportunity to look through all of his sketchbooks with him, but I feel very privileged that I have been handed down his artwork as this was something that I shared with him. I hope to continue to produce artwork in honour of him as he definitely inspired my own art as I was growing up.

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Throughout my time in school, I loved art lessons and I always looked forward to having art on my weekly timetable. I took art for GCSE and I continued this into A-Level. I loved producing a sketchbook and I have many memories of late night painting sessions and many adventures to various locations for photoshoots of landscapes, animals, ice-cream sundaes and cupcakes. One specific highlight was a late night adventure to a local beach (in Winter) to take photos that gave the appearance of someone walking the sea in Summer... The grey sky certainly required me to learn some photoshop skills.  

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My art A-Level introduced me to drawing tablets and this was something that I really enjoyed experimenting with. I now have my own drawing tablet and I love trying out new styles and finding ways to make my drawings come to life digitally. 

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During my university degree, I chose to specialise in art which allowed me to spend lots of time in schools teaching art to different classes. Art is still my favourite subject to teach and I love finding ways to bring creativity into all aspects of the curriculum and allowing all children to access the learning.