After thirty years of office work I studied ‘A’ level art at evening class. Then I had a chance to go on to study for my degree and masters in Fine Art. I have exhibited widely throughout the UK in group and one woman shows. I continue to love life drawing and I use different mediums to help convey an idea. Painting heroes include Barbara Rae, Gillian Ayers, Matthew Smith, Kandinsky and Matisse . Critical to my work are the formal issues of colour, composition and balance.