I combine observation with imagination and memory. I am interested in the emotional potential of landscape. Colour always has been a strong element for me as a vivid medium contributing to the communication of feelings and ideas.

Global warming and climate change are a major concern for me. This is reflected particularly in my paintings inspired by my trip to Alaska and also in my recent ceramic sculptures. Other influences has been the urban environment of London and a more recent trip to California. Music and poetry has occasionally been a source of inspiration for my painting.

My first encounter in modern art had been when I was a teenager going to school in Munich in Germany where I saw paintings Vassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Paul Klee, and other members of the Blue Rider group in a gallery. I was deeply impressed by the imaginative use of colour and fluid movement between figuration and abstraction. I understood that these artists tried to depict a reality beyond the visible material world.

I started to paint and had my first exhibition in Munich. In 1973 I moved to London. I attended classes at the Camden Arts Centre. I fondly remember Jack Yates and his collage classes.

I undertook Jungian analyses and retrained as a psychotherapist. I met the poet and therapist John Hands. We married in 1985 and I am still happily married. Together we have published several books of poetry and images. In 1994 I completed a BA in Fine Art at the university in Hertfordshire, and I have regularly taken part in exhibitions since.

During the last couple of years my work has been mainly focused on issues of climate change. My body of work mainly consists of acrylic on canvas and on paper. Sometimes I include a photographic element. I also have produced small scale ceramic sculptures featuring imagined landscapes.