About
My practice invites you to connect with the energy of all that we come from; stars, earth, animals, plants and hidden stories we live and weave. Offering an emotional and tactile connection to the earth.
Creating a world where creatures and celestial bodies unite, adorned with animals as totems of hope,
symbols and surface pattern reflecting the elements, tactile textures embracing the passing of time and evoking layers of memory.
My paintings often depict decorative narratives that weave a tale and create warmth and wonder, inspired by irregular broken lines, symbols and imperfect patterns each telling a story held within the shapes and colours.
Inviting in myth and meaning drawn from ancient practices, nurtured by nature, steered by the sun and stars, and where wildness is worshiped.
"When Maddy's work inhabits a space, it is offering a sense of connection, reverence and joy"
Working from an old flint barn under an ancient fig tree, I am surrounded by wildlife. A constant inspiration, with many bird and animal visitors.
Between downland and sea, the natural forms and textures around me are shapes and motifs that are explored within my practice.
The weathered surfaces of chalk pathways, shapes etched into the landscape, flint, stone, pebble and bark weathered over time with the meeting of elements against their surfaces.
Built up in layers on wood, linen, handmade papers and layers of paint. My process is intuitive and physical. Layered, imperfect and alive.
Through textures and expressive forms, I am interested in art that is felt as well as seen.
Fragments of forgotton folk lore or offerings from the wild, bringing life, narrative and movement, with the intention of sharing a rich glowing landscape of images and creatures.
"The Tiger was actually always asleep inside her,
she had seen it stretched out, drowsing and inert when she lay upon her side and stared for several consecutive days into a tall mirror that she had turned on it's side.
Her focus had penetrated all exterior till at last she could see within her a red glowing landscape of memory and poems"
Lorna Goodison, On Becoming a Tiger
With a degree in Illustration I worked as an illustrator within publishing for many years.
Following further training in printmaking, I exhibited my limited edition prints and licensed my work across design and greetings.
Wanting to share my passion for creativity I also set up an art mentoring business running busy workshops (alongside bringing up my two sons)
I have finally allowed myself to work from my heart and paint. I do this with the utmost gratitude and delight.
My paintings are now finding homes in private collections in the UK, Italy, France and as far as China, whilst I am finding myself!
