The human face has fascinated me since the first portrait I drew of my father at the age of seven. Drawing was part of my life. At home, I had water colours whilst at school I remember lustreless poster paints but beyond the age of 13 there were no art classes in any formal way.
At nineteen, I taught myself to paint with oils, staying up into the early hours to do so. Whilst living in Spain, I sold a few pictures but then work and family demanded more attention. I always drew people when I could, whether in restaurants, at meetings, or when philospher friends would come to discuss things with my husband.
It wasn’t until 2016 that a friend persuaded me to do a masterclass at LARA (London Atelier of Representational Art) that I realised what I wished to do with the remains of my life.