Isabel works in several media, including acrylic and oil on canvas and gesso panels, mixed media on paper, and ink on aluminium panels.

Her painting process is intuitive and organic, often multi-layered and inspired by the natural environment – mountains, lochs, seas, and the sensations of sound and colour. Her work draws on recollections of places and spaces previously encountered and experienced.

“Like memories of songs and poems, spaces and places remain within us and through the process of painting, they are recalled, re-emerging as new spaces, imaginary spaces and sometimes places of hopes and dreams.”

Her aluminium panel works are rooted in memories of Japan and Japanese gardens – travelling with a Japanese friend, observing the movement of water, and noticing the shapes of trees and shrubs set against mountainous, watery landscapes. Each framed piece appears to float in its own space, contained, yet free.

Education

• BA (Hons) Fine Art, 2000–2003

• MA Printmaking (Distinction), Bucks New University, 2008–2011

Studios & Location

• Commercial Square Studios, High Wycombe (2005–2017)

• Currently based in Buckinghamshire

Exhibitions & Memberships

• Exhibited in London, Bath, Reading, Oxford, and further afield in Scotland and Japan

• Long-standing participant in Open Studios

• Member of several art societies

• A member of the Squareroots group of artist formed after the closure of Commercial Square Studios. The group are exhibiting together during Bucks Art Weeks 2026 @ Art at the Farmhouse (Brises Farmhouse, 41 Nearton End, Swanbourne, MK17 0SL).