Featured in Visual Art Journal - Issue 51

My work has been featured in Issue 51 of Visual Art Journal, with a dedicated interview about my watercolour practice and The Messenger Collection.

The conversation explores how my watercolour journey began, why butterflies and botanicals keep calling me back, and the meaning behind each painting in the collection. We also discuss my studio process and the choices that shape every finished piece.

"What drew me to watercolour immediately was its sense of movement and light. I was captivated by the way it flows across the paper, its transparency, luminosity, and how it seems to have a mind of its own."

"When I paint butterflies now, I think of them as messengers of resilience as much as beauty. I notice how they hover from flower to flower, constantly having to choose where to land, when to move on, and how to stay safe. In a way, we all make similar decisions as we navigate life, adjusting, adapting, and finding our way forward as circumstances change."

"I believe in the therapeutic power of art, not as a luxury reserved for artists, but as something fundamentally human. We are all creative as children; we explore, experiment, and make instinctively. Part of healing, I think, is finding our way back to that open, curious part of ourselves."

Read the full interview on Visual Art Journal →

Want to see the paintings discussed in the interview? Visit The Messenger Collection →