I began my art journey in 2017 when I was having life troubles and mental health issues and I have not stopped making art since.

I found out during the Covid lockdown whilst engaged in studying Mindfulness at Aberdeen University that I had a brain condition called Aphantasia , which I cannot visualise or imagine any senses. This information had a profound effect on me : as a child I was told I was not good at art and like many , although I loved art , I did not engage with.

Today I paint and make all the time as I know my art is all about process , experimenting , being playful not needing to know what you are painting or attached to an outcome. Picasso once said “what’s the point of painting something you already know”

As I have no real recollection of the paintings I have done before may art has is quite diverse as there isn’t anything to influence what comes from me in the moment.

I love making automatic watercolour paintings which often have mixed media such as charcoal , crayon , pencil and anything else I can find. The paintings are about finding out what happens when I just have fun creating. They are abstract but often have drawn figurative elements. They are discovery of what is possible.

For 2025 I have begun to assimilate my acrylic painting towards my watercolour expression style to see what unfolds and it feels.

The Covid lockdown ended my construction consultancy self employed business which I was very thankful for as I needed a push to begin something new. I spent two years studying Mindfulness and also Resilience coaching but I really wanted to do something which was mine, something I can make and began to focus more on Art and Nature.

In 2023 I was invited to exhibit across the globe which was very exciting albeit quite expensive. It is something I would love to do in the near future again once I found a better income flow.

April 2024 I experience some insight into creating art from nature by using the Ink , Pigments and Papers I just made for fun to use to create art , to explore the shapes and symbols with materiality of nature. My nature based website is called Branacos , Link Below.

April 2025 I moved to my new home in Kielder Forest to begin a brand new life as a nature artist , to help people see awe and beauty but also to go an a expressive journey with my abstract art as both are important to me.