I studied at Harrow School of Art where I did a foundation course then a further three years in fine art. I worked in a large department store in Oxford Street as a window dresser and illustrator. I also worked for some years as a portrait painter while also working in a private school in Wembley as an art teacher.

 

My great-grand father came from Hanover to paint some frescoes for Prince Albert during the 19th century and married an English woman. Amongst his grand children was Edgar Dell who went to Australia and became a botanical painter where he illustrated the encyclopaedia 'Flowers of Western Australia' amongst others, which is still in use.

 

I first studied botanical art in 1993 when I saw an advertisement for classes at The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew under the renowned Annie Farrer and have also taken lessons with Coral Guest, Jenny Brazier and at the Chelsea Physic Garden with Pandora Sellers. I went to live in Grenada W.I. in 2000 where I taught art to the children in the Anglican School in Sauteurs and gave lessons in my home there and sold many paintings of the plants I painted on the island in the ArtGrenada Gallery.

 

I have exhibited at:

Burg House, Hampstead

The Chelsea Physic Garden

The National Trust, Queen Ann's Gate

Gunnersbury Small Art Mansion, Gunnersbury Park

'ArtGrenada', Grenada, W.I.

St.Pauls, Brentford

Imperial College,South Kensington bought two paintings from me

Kew Gardens have three of my Grenadian paintings

The Orleans Gallery,Twickenham

The Royal Horticultural Society,2006 and 2008 and have two medals

The Society of Botanical Artists, Central Hall ,Westminster in 2007 and 2008

The Jersey Gallery, Osterely 2007 and The Garden Gallery, Osterely2009

The Vestry, Richmond, with Richmond Art Society

The Ealing Art Group, Ptishanger Manor, Ealing

St.Peters, Black Lion Lane, Hammersmith

The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,2009