I am an artist and lecturer based in Glasgow, Scotland with an endless fascination for painting, drawing and travelling. My work reflects my environment, the journeys I make, the places I visit and the process of making marks on a surface with a range of materials and tools. I have a Degree in Drawing and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art and a Post Graduate teaching qualification from Strathclyde University and I have been teaching for over 30 years at various institutions in Scotland and Canada. I have been exhibiting nationally and internationally throughout this time. I am an artist member and former committee member, hanging convenor and vice-president of Paisley Art Institute; an artist member and former member of council of the Royal Glasgow Institute as well as a founder member of Transmission Gallery in Glasgow. I have undertaken numerous residencies including Grizedale Forest, England, Hospitalfield, Arbroath, Scotland, Artita in Slovenia, Schwandorf in Germany and VSC