My recent work has been based around the section of canal where I live in Solihull. As a safe place for running or cycling, views from the towpath have provided my with plenty of inspiration to paint trees, water, bridges and birds. As I began commuting to the School of Art in Birmingham city centre every day, I became interested in "edgelands" rather than landscapes as a genre, and I began to focus more on how urban and rural areas overlap and nature exists within the man-made environment. For my first project, I submitted 3 large watercolour paintings for assessment.