About the art

Across painting series and shifts in subject, my work is an ongoing investigation into light, place, and presence. Whether abstracted aerial views of farmland, shimmering seascapes, or layered explorations of mark and memory, I am drawn to the quiet tensions between stillness and energy, structure and spontaneity, surface and depth.

My aerial landscapes reflect a fascination with pattern and terrain—how human intervention etches itself into the land over time, creating a geometry that can be both meditative and accidental. The Sea and Shore series offers a counterbalance: open space and shifting skies. In contrast, the Weathered Dialogues paintings are more internal—fragments of thought, emotion, or sensory recall laid down in layers, scraped back and reworked.

Across all series, colour is the binding force. I lean into bold, intuitive colour choices—sometimes harmonious, sometimes disruptive—to generate mood and movement. Texture is another constant, acting not just as a visual element, but as a way of embodying time, erosion, memory.

Though visually distinct, these bodies of work share a common ground: they are all ways of mapping lived experience, whether external or internal, physical or emotional. What ties them together is not a single subject or technique, but a desire to create a pause—for myself and the viewer—in which to notice, to absorb, to reconnect.

My paintings grace the walls in homes and offices not only across the UK, but also internationally, reaching admirers in the United States, Europe, and Australia.

A Bit Of Background

After embarking on my artistic journey as a mature student at Mansfield College of Art, I found my true calling through self-guided exploration of painting techniques.
Despite finishing the BTEC Art and Design course with a distinction. I opted not to pursue formal education, after gaining a place at Derby University, preferring to forge my own path.

Instead I chose to travel with the girls to Cyprus and continue my artistic education by myself.

Throughout my life, I’ve faced mental health challenges.  A diagnosis of Bi-Polar in my 30’s along with anxiety problems and an ongoing back issue means I don’t get out as much as I would like. I tend to rely on memories, and photographs I have taken for the basis of most of my artworks. 

I have found that the solitude of my own space suits my temperament better than working in a studio collective. So I have an attic studio at home, and within that sanctuary I have discovered both solace and inspiration.

2025
Open Studio Notts
Jackson’s extended long list

2024
Dame Catherine Arts Summer Exhibition
DCArts prize, shortlisted – Best in show
Longlisted – VAA, Artist of the Year Award

2023
Bringing Artists into View – Worksop Library,
Open Studio Notts
Longlisted – VAA, Visual Art Open

2019
Cityscapes, London And Beyond
Lumi Arts

2018
The Artist Collection
Patchings Gallery.

2017
Clairefontaine Award – The Artist Open
The Artist exhibition Award – The Artist Open
Charlfred Gallery, London
ING Discerning eye, Mall galleries, London
Thoresby gallery 21st Open
Open Studios Notts
Patchings Exhibition “The Artist”

2016
Derwent Award  –  The Artist Open
Focus Gallery Nottingham
Open Studios Notts
Patchings Exhibition “The Artist”

2015
Solo exhibition – The Gherkin, Hosted by Swiss Re in support of Alzeimers society
Patchings Exhibition “The Artist”
Rufford Courtyard Gallery,
Open Studios Notts

2014
Thoresby Gallery 101
Patchings Exhibition “The Artist”
Thoresby Gallery open
Longlisted for National Open Art (NOA

2013
Outside In: Central exhibition at Compton Verney. Artwork featured
Thoresby Gallery open

2012
Patchings Exhibition “The Artist”
The Harley Gallery Exhibition, ‘H is for…’,

2011
Guardian London Lives Competition. Bankside Gallery

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