About me

Hi! My name is Tabi and I love people and painting. 

I'm endlessly fascinated with facial expressions and characteristics, just as much as experimenting with painterly textures and colours. 

I studied Fine Art Painting at the University of Brighton, and spent many years exploring different materials, techniques and topics. 

Two things have been constant in my practice: playful brushwork to create abstract, expressive paintings, and my interest in achieving the likeness of a portrait subject. 

I found the combination of these two elements personally quite successful in a portrait I did of my cat, Frances. Since then, I've been making paintings of friends and family, using a similar composition of a close-up of the face, lively colours and various materials to create a vibrant, one-of-a-kind artwork. 

My work is a celebration of unpolished creativity, personality, and diversity. I created this website to open up the possibility of encountering others who might be interested in having a portrait of themselves or of a loved one, in a similar style.