From the age of eleven I left home to train as a professional dancer, which I went on to do for a career and was fortunate enough to travel the world.

When that career came to an end, I spent the next 15 years setting up and growing my own businesses, but something was missing.

All the material trimmings were there, but my heart yearned for more and the longer I ignored it, the worse the feeling became.

I had always harboured a desire to make a career out of painting, but was too afraid to go for it, until eventually, something had to change.

In my late 40s I realised I was advising my boys to 'follow their dreams' and realised I wasn't heading my own advice!

So I decided it was now or never....and I sold my business going 'all-in', committing to making it work as a full time artist.

It turned out to be the best decision of my life!

I honestly think that our emotions are our biggest signposts in life and I ignored mine for too long, which is one of the reasons I explore them deeply in my artwork.

The studio is my happy place and the day isn't complete unless I come home covered in paint.

I'm thrilled to have exhibited globally, to be licensed by two art companies and represented by a luxury EU art consultant. Plus selected prints are now available to purchase in John Lewis stores.

It all turned out well in the end ;-)

That’s a little about my life; how and why I came to create the art I make today.

Thank you for stopping by

With love and gratitude

Amanda

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ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Beauty, freedom, possibility and adventure are key drivers behind my art.

I am fascinated by the transient nature of energy and how it presents as different emotions, that ebb and flow constantly.

Life for me is all about energy - a sequence of beautiful moments and challenges that shape our emotions and experiences.

My art embraces this journey - celebrating the spirit of adventure, the warmth of intimacy, and the the stillness of reflection.

I want it to inspire connection and bring expansive, uplifting energy into your home

Creating distorted, dream-like representations in figurative or pure abstract form, I am to strike a balance between loose expression and technical rigour. 

I use a multi-disciplinary approach to creating, choosing materials that elicit certain sensual responses; luscious creamy paints, indelible ink stains, torn collage papers, scratched surfaces, shimmering metallics.