Dawn is a pastel artist with a love of colour who explores the memories of a felt experience, from places she has visited. Her paintings are a process of investigation and discovery which starts with visual research gathered from taking photos, sketching and painting plein air, then developing them further in her studio.  She alternates between building a surface of marks and then reducing the impact of some areas by lifting the pastel with a bristle brush and laying down new pigment. Through this process she attempts to explore and capture memories that have been heightened by a moment of awe and wonder within the natural environment.

This year, Dawn has exhibited with the Society of Women Artists, the TALP Open and the Society of Graphic Fine Art for the third year in a row.

Dawn is an Associate Artist with the Society of Graphic Fine Art, Unison Colour, the Pastel Society of America, and Manchester Academy of Fine Art. She is also an member of Studio Fridays, Red Rock Pastel Society and recently became a ‘Member of Excellence’ at South Eastern Pastel Society having exhibited with them for the third time this year in their “Luminosity” International online competition.