The solitude of summer Painting

I am a professional artist, based in North Norfolk where I work as an contemporary Oil Painter, and Tutor/ Studio Manager, at the Norfolk Painting School (UK's leading specialists in oil painting). Raised and educated in North Norfolk, I have always been surrounded by beauty, which inspired my passion for painting from a very early age. I could paint before I could write. I have painted throughout education, successes and failures, and it has always served a deep rooted purpose of release. When I was 20 I dropped out of university, where I was studying a Psychiatric Nursing degree, to become a full time Artist. Going against the grain, I am determined to make Art my career, to pursue something I love and live for. I work in oil paints, mainly focusing on painting florals. I particularly enjoy traditional glazing styles, while trying to make my subject contemporary. I have always struggled to articulate why I paint, so I always tell people to look at my paintings, as I hope they answer the question for me. I am inspired by Matisse, Hockney, Monet and Van Gogh.