A series of acrylic works, each 21 x 30 cm.

This collection was born from a few precious days in Donegal earlier this year. I felt the need to step away from the everyday, slow down and reconnect with nature — to give myself the space to simply look, walk, breathe and be inspired.

I rented a little shepherd’s hut overlooking the sea in wild and wonderful Donegal, with my trusty dogs, good coffee and the landscape on my doorstep.

Somehow, that was all I needed.

Those days became the starting point for Remembered Landscapes, a collection that continues to grow and evolve as I explore the way places stay with us long after we have left them.

I often describe making these small paintings as sculpting with paint. I build them up layer by layer, adding, removing and revealing until something begins to emerge — almost like carving into a rock to discover the image hidden beneath.