<p><em>Her main themes are action, movement and fleeting moments, inspired by sport and scenes from daily life &lsquo;Racing Lines</em>&lsquo; began in 2012 as a &lsquo;reportage&rsquo; blog with pictures and a brief article. The pun in the title referring not only to the lines of the drawings but also the text.</p>
<p>I had been working from live action for some time, from local cricket matches, Kettering Symphony Orchestra and movement and communication classes for children with special needs at a school in Leicester. This spontaneous method of working, really excited me, so when I was looking for a focus for a blog in 2012, telling the story of my favourite bike race as it unfolded everyday was a perfect.</p>
<p>Since then the subjects have broadened to rugby, football and scenes from my daily life - with paintings alongside the original sketches - All start with the drawn line and watercolour - they are the backbone to every piece.</p>
<p><strong>Cycling</strong>&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;<strong>Celebrating 10 Years&nbsp;</strong>23 &ndash; 28 April 2022<strong><br /></strong>Canon Gallery, Oundle<br /><br /><strong>Royal Institute Painters in Watercolour 209th&nbsp;</strong>Mall Galleries, London</p>
<p><strong>Open 32: The People&rsquo;s Exhibition</strong>, Leicester Museum &amp; Art Gallery</p>
<p><strong>Leicester Society of Artists</strong>&nbsp;2021, Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester</p>
<p><strong>Leicester Sketch Club</strong>, 2021</p>
<p><strong>Solo exhibitions</strong>:&nbsp;<em>&lsquo;Racing Lines, Le Tour&rsquo;</em>, 2015, Alfred East Gallery, Kettering, jGallery, Moulton Northants&rsquo;<em>20 Stages</em>&lsquo;, jGallery, Moulton, Northants, 2012, awarded&nbsp;<em>Bryan Ward Prize</em>&nbsp;by the Leicester Sketch Club in 2011.<br /><br /><strong>Group exhibitons</strong>: from 2003 onwards, Leicester and Kettering Opens, Alfred East Gallery, LSA Annual Exhibitions, &lsquo;Little Selves&rsquo;, Leicester Museum, New Walk, Leicester, LSC Annual exhibitions various &ndash; Open Studios, &lsquo;Art Windows&rsquo; regular participant.</p>
<p><strong>Private collections</strong>: UK, France, Switzerland, Canada and US</p>
<p><strong>Affiliations:</strong>&nbsp;Leicester Society of Artists, Leicester Sketch Club and Harborough Artists Cluster</p>