The Wallflower Collection

The Wallflower Collection began as an experiment — a way to bring painting into the everyday object. Hand-painted floral motifs first appeared on restored cupboards, tables, and dressers: furniture once discarded, now given new life through colour and gesture.

What started as surface decoration evolved into something more layered. These motifs slipped from wood to canvas, growing into a series of original acrylic paintings that share the same sense of quiet abundance. Each piece balances wildness with restraint — flowers emerging through muted tones, light resting against shadow, and form dissolving into atmosphere.

Together, the artworks and restored furniture form a conversation between old and new, texture and tone. They belong to interiors rich with depth and colour — spaces that feel lived-in, storied, and a little imperfect. Like the plants that inspired them, these works thrive in the shade.

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The Wilderness

The Wilderness is close to my heart. A tangle of bracken, thistles and grasses, made up of thousands of thorns, flowers and insects, seemingly out of control and suffocating. This painting set against the backdrop of a burning pink and orange sunset is about the beauty in the beast.

The style navigates between representation and abstraction, neither fully realistic nor overtly expressionistic, creating a liminal aesthetic that feels both accessible and contemplative. This balanced tension between chaos and beauty is intended to resonate with our own contradictions relating to our place in nature, which is undeniably both connected and disconnected with the land we live on.

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The Big Drift

The Big Drift stands as a personal cornerstone of this series—a piece that resonates on an intangible level, embodying years of contemplation distilled into one cohesive form. Created in a single, decisive session, the work feels as though it captured an essential, ineffable aspect of my own internal landscape, as if the act of painting allowed subconscious thoughts and emotions to coalesce on the canvas. This sense of synchronicity gives The Big Drift a foundational status within the collection; it is both the genesis of the series and the thematic anchor, embodying the series' essence in a way that is deeply intuitive, yet beyond precise articulation.

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Sunset Underground

Sunset Undergroundemploys a dynamic and contrasting colour palette, merging intense, saturated tones with softer, blended hues which evoke an abstract, subterranean landscape reminiscent of florals or coral formations. Eschewing traditional greens and blues, the composition intentionally cultivates an otherworldly atmosphere, amplifying a sense of surreal disorientation. The abstraction emphasises fluid movement and colour interaction, capturing shifting moods inspired by the ephemeral play of light in nature across different times of day. The piece invites an emotional response through its exploration of unexpected chromatic relationships, drawing the viewer into a sensory experience of colour and form.

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Dark Coral

Dark Coral pictured here at Mana Gallery in Norfolk is a vibrant exploration of movement and texture, inspired by wildflowers swaying in the wind and the delicate presence of water reeds found in the wetlands near the artist's home. The composition thrives on dynamic lines and layered brushstrokes, with rich green hues forming a lush backdrop for bursts of coral, red, and blue details. Fine, expressive outlines trace organic shapes, evoking the intricate structure of plant life while lending the piece a sense of fluidity. The painting invites viewers to experience nature in motion - a moment of gentle turbulence captured in stillness. 

The Wallflower Collection

Born from a love of restoration, the Wallflower Collection blends painted furniture and acrylic artworks in rich, muted tones. Each piece carries the texture of renewal — art made for interiors where colour, calm, and nature coexist.

Collection Story

The Wallflower Collection

The Wallflower Collection originated from a series of illustrated furniture pieces that integrated hand painted floral motifs onto restored cupboards, tables, dressers, and other pre-loved items. Driven by a fascination with the silent histories these pieces carried, I was inspired to translate this work and build upon the use of the botanical elements, directly onto canvas. This approach involved experimenting with unlikely paint combinations and mixing classic décor palettes with ultra-matte finishes to create a distinct aesthetic.

Each painting in this collection explores a compelling duality: the fluid, ephemeral quality of floral forms in nature juxtaposed against the solidity and permanence of finely crafted wooden furniture. The florals depicted are intentionally abstract, departing from strict botanical accuracy to convey a kinetic impression—flowers captured as if adrift, suspended in an almost aquatic state, moving together yet independently. The composition emphasises a sensation of gentle, multi-directional motion, evoking the languid, synchronised dance of blooms swaying in a breeze or floating in still water. Through this dynamic approach, each piece seeks to embody both the delicacy and resilience found in nature.

Wallflower Collection on tour