MEET JOANNA,

I’m an abstract painter and educator based on the moody, beautiful East Coast of Scotland, where the ever-changing light and sea are constant muses. My art is shaped by nature, emotion, and transformation—each painting is a quiet meditation on life’s shifting tides.

My creative process is rooted in mixed media. I work intuitively with oils, acrylics, inks, pastels, and textiles, layering textures, building depth, and letting each piece evolve. I love the contrast of soft pastels over rugged textures, like sunlight catching on stormy seafoam.

Painting is my way of slowing down. It brings calm and joy — a space to reconnect with beauty, solitude, and self. It’s also a reflection of identity in motion. As a new mother and evolving artist, I’ve found myself exploring what it means to become, to awaken to new layers of self and creativity.

✨ The Awakening Collection

 Awakening is my newest body of work. It was born during long walks along the East Lothian coast—moments where sea air, sky, and silence gave me space to feel, shift, and emerge. The collection explores the transformation of becoming a mother, softening and strengthening at once and listening deeply to the landscape and inner voice.

Each painting in Awakening carries a sense of movement and stillness — inspired by tidal rhythms, shifting light, and the textures of raw, honest becoming.

I invite you to explore this collection and see what awakens in you.