"Taming Butterflies" Drawing

I am a self-taught artist working across painting, drawing and screenprinting. My practice is rooted in contemplation, presence and connection — to ourselves, to others, and to the natural world.

I create contemplative paintings and intricate drawings for people who need space to breathe and reflect, so they can reconnect with a sense of stillness that is often already present within them.

My artistic journey began as a way of slowing down and grounding myself after many years spent in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. Drawing, painting and printmaking became tools for paying attention: to a moment, a feeling, a landscape, a mark, or the subtle relationships that exist between living things. In this sense, my process is deeply introspective. Each work becomes a form of meditation, shaped through repetition, intuition and the act of being fully present with the material.

In my Quiet Places painting series, I explore landscapes that exist somewhere between observation, memory and imagination. I am drawn to environments that hold a sense of silence, openness and distance — places where external noise seems to fall away. Rather than depicting a landscape exactly as it is, I allow memory and emotion to reshape it. The paintings become psychological as much as physical spaces: places of solitude, vulnerability, reflection and calm.

Alongside painting, my drawing and screenprinting practice moves toward more symbolic and spiritual territory. Through organic, botanical and figurative forms, I explore themes of interconnectedness, transformation, inner growth and the invisible systems that link us to the natural world and to one another. Screenprinting has become an increasingly important part of my practice, offering new ways to work with repetition, colour, layering and texture while preserving the precision and intimacy of drawing.

Across all of my work, I am interested in the relationship between the visible and the unseen — between outer environments and inner states, between the individual and the larger systems we are part of.

My work is an invitation to pause, to look more slowly, and to create a moment of inward attention. Rather than offering fixed answers, I hope each piece leaves enough space for viewers to bring their own memories, associations and truths into the experience.