The Artist ... and her car!
 Three of my paintings were shown at "Velocity: The Art of Motion" the largest automotive fine art exhibition in the United States at Hopkins Center for the Arts, Minnesota. The invitational exhibition included paintings, sculpture, photography, illustration and collage by an international roster of motoring artists.
 I have worked as a freelance designer for many years, but have always been a painter at heart. The infiltration of cars into my work began in 1987 and I first exhibited motoring artwork at an Ulster Automobile Club event in 1989. I have completed numerous commissions for classic and vintage car enthusiasts and my own enthusiasm for the theme has been growing ever since.
  I began a collection of paintings of the legendary Ards Tourist Trophy races in 2003 and the resulting exhibition was marked by the launch of my book "Campari and Soda Bread", containing all my Ards TT images. I am hoping to further develop my interest in illustrating and publishing books on aspects of transport history.
 In 2004, I was invited by the Royal Irish Automobile Club Archive to focus on the Irish Grand Prix race series of 1929 to 1931. The resulting exhibition in Dublin's Phoenix Park was a sell-out success. These paintings caught the imagination of the Office of the Public Works, who purchased and commissioned a collection of my pictures, as a permanent celebration of the races for the Irish State.
There are also examples of my work in the permanent collections of the National Museums of Northern Ireland, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
 In 2006 I took part in "the Art of Motoring" exhibition at the Gascoigne Gallery in Harrogate. I held a further solo exhibition of Ulster Tourist Trophy Paintings at Ards Arts Centre in 2008. I have also exhibited in group exhibitions at The Alex Reade Motorsport Gallery, Goodwood Festival of Speed & Goodwood Revival, Donington Park and The British Museum of Road Transport. My paintings hang in the homes of collectors in Ireland, UK, Europe, Canada, USA and New Zealand.  
I am a Member of the Guild of Motoring Artists and an Associate Member of the Guild of Railway Artists.
My wee Car
 I don't really expect you to guess what it is, but if you thought "Topolino" as soon as you opened this page then you were right!!! Great name isn't it? Actually it's a Fiat 500A - Topolino is an Italian word for "little mouse", and I believe it is also the name for Mickey Mouse in Italy. Used as a nickname, or a term of endearment for the car, it stuck - and with Fiat's blessing.
People often think it looks like a VW Beetle in photos, but you'd never make that confusion in the flesh because this is much, much smaller! There are only two seats with just a little luggage room behind.
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