Michelle currently lives and works in the Welsh borders, drawing inspiration from her everyday surroundings,and interpreting what she sees in her own sometimes quirky way.
She was born in and has lived in Wales for most of her life.
"My approach is to try and convey a spontanaiety and freshness in my work which can only be achieved I think, by working from and developing a concept, or direct from subject.
My paintings are usually either worked up from a sketch or sketch idea and usually evolve to a point where they seem `finished.`
The enduring goal is to try and communicate a feeling or memory, or perhaps a nostalgia found in everyday subjects .
I am currently exploring the combination of drawing / line with paint and the `layering` of paintings , using pencil and paint in different sequences and allowing the underlying structure to show.