I am a South African artist and writer with a lifelong passion for the natural world. I studied Fine Art for four years, and my work remains rooted in disciplined observation and traditional technique, although now and then I love to throw in a wild card (or two).
My work is shaped by a quiet fascination with materials and the stories they hold. I move between mediums, black ink for its dark clarity, coloured ink for its brilliant translucence, graphite for its velvety depth, charcoal for its shadowed softness. Sometimes I use a canvas board or prime the paper, creating a textured ground that allows the marks to settle differently, catching light and depth in unexpected ways.
I’m also drawn to the stark precision of scraperboard, where each line is revealed by carving light out of darkness. These shifting processes, layered, tactile, and carefully chosen, allow each piece to find its own voice, somewhere between the real and the mythic. Most often, I follow where the drawing takes me, starting in ink and finishing in charcoal. The finished piece is then carefully refined for print using digital software, with a focus on detail, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism woven through nature, myth, and fable.
Beyond my artwork, I am the author and illustrator of two published plant-based cookbooks with Random House, work that strengthened my relationship with storytelling, aesthetics, and the living world. I also love the quiet symbolism of clay. The perfectly imperfect form and function of a ceramic vessel, its warmth, weight, and tactile earthiness, are an endless source of happiness in my world.
Each piece is printed on 250gsm acid-free, archival paper and is available in A3, A4, and A5. If you prefer canvas to paper, or want to chat about framing options, please get in touch.
