Favourite chair for the family cat and dog

This small painted canvas of the family cat and dog is stitched onto a slightly larger ones, letting threads or paint spill past the edges, for me this mirrors how small, comforting moments influence our daily lives. Acrylic on stretched canvas with highlights of pen, charcoal and embroidery thread.

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Through an impressionistic lens, working with the texture of layers of acrylic, charcoal, ink and sometimes added embroidery threads I aim to honour the favourite elements in my world that I’m sure relate to many others. “Snapshots” of everyday life, ordinary moments shared with our pets that bring us joy. The quiet strength and persistence of nature, trees that outlive generations and birds that soar in the skies above them. Beautiful rolling hills and stunning beaches, places that remind us how lucky we are