I am a printmaker, and the majority of my work combines collagraph and etching techniques to build up multilayered imagery with rich, textural surfaces. My prints utilise both representational and abstract elements, to produce images that portray my experience of the landscape.

I am fascinated by the different atmospheres that light creates in both our rural and urban environments. Since moving to Denmark in 2005, I have been hugely inspired by my new surroundings and my most recent work has been influenced by the more ‘urban’ scenery within which I live.

My compositions aim to combine different moods of light, with contrasting space and surface qualities. I enjoy working with a variety of etching techniques, including aquatint, ‘soft’ ground, ‘white’ ground and burnishing, which result in subtle tonal differences within my imagery. I also now sometimes incorporate a technique called ‘sugarlift’ , which gives the result of a solid black line, rather like drawing with black ink. This gives me a more spontaneous and fluid approach, as I try to capture the impression of my new surroundings with a simple line.

My work is a personal portrait of our landscape; it is influenced by how I see the world around me, drawing upon my favourite elements from our rich visual existence.