All the Pretty Birdies #Unplugged 2

This painting is a comment on beauty and how we value it above almost everything. I’m not immune to the beauty effect. I covert pretty stones, crave spectacular views and an endless number of treasures both man-made and naturally formed. The desire for all things beautiful is hard-wired into us - programmed, if you will. But what of the non-beautiful? What about the rodents and ravens, the toads, the slugs? For the most part they are unseen, untreasured - unless, of course, they have value of another kind. I would much prefer a clever crow to a pretty bird, but perhaps that’s because I too, am one of the unplugged.

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I’ve painted since I was old enough to hold a brush.. Born with a significant visual impairment, I was encouraged to draw and paint in the hope it would aid visual development. I’m not sure it did much for my eyesight, but it certainly did plenty for my spirit

Art, for me, is all about communication. Everything I paint is communicating something , whether it be a simple emotion, or a more complex thought. My artistic style encompasses: abstract, expressionism, Impressionism and surrealism. If I were to categorise myself, I would say I’m an Outsider artist. Outsider art has been described as ‘any work of art produced by an untrained idiosyncratic artist who is typically unconnected to the conventional art world.’

In addition to painting I have a number of other creative outlets. I’m a trained florist and published children’s author. I crochet and design clothing, work with clay and make jewellery.