Music is integral to my work, inspiring my artistic practice and I always listen to music to get me in the zone when painting and feel this has a strong influence on the finished work. For me music triggers memories and feelings and each painting is an emotional response to a sensory experience and an attempt to recapture how it felt to be in a particular place at a certain time. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of dreamy folk music which I think adds an ethereal quality to the paintings. I always title my paintings from songs, with lyrics often jumping out at me while I'm painting that seem to fit the artwork perfectly. I feel that a snippet of a song lyric as a title gives the painting extra depth. I absolutely love living in Hastings and the sea provides me with endless inspiration. I did a Fine Art degree in Brighton and I feel very lucky to be living on the coast in this wonderful quirky town. My studio is a Summerhouse in my garden that has has a lovely view of the sky and sea that constantly inspire me.