I am a painter, with a background in Textile Design and Ceramics and have a 1st Class BA Hons from Bristol Art School.

I was very lucky to be able to attend art school in the eighties, a great time for universal access to art education. Standards were very high- all my fees and materials were paid for and there was freedom to experiment helped by lecturers who were leaders in their field like Mo Jupp and Wallly Keeler.

After a course in Textile Print and a short time as a freelance textile designer I set up my own Textile Design Studio in Clerkenwell London.

The studio was called Digby Morton Designs and we worked with Liberty, Monsoon, Laura Ashley, Calvin Klein, Nicole Farhi and Cerrutti among others. The designs were characteristically experimental and painterly and became sought after with clients in Japan, New York and Paris and London.

After a relocation to North Norfolk the natural and effortless move to painting began.I now work from my North Norfolk home creating vibrant florals, still-life's and landscapes.

Pattern, colour and texture all play a large part in my paintings a - throwback from my past as a textile designer and ceramicist.

In my floral paintings, I work closely with the seasons, beginning with Hellebores , Cherry Blossom and Snowdrops through to the last Winter Rose or Hollyhock.

I paint the seascapes of the North Norfolk Coast on my doorstep inspired by the expansive skies and unique Marram Grass-covered dunes of this amazing place.

The Norfolk landscape glimpsed through Pine or Silver Birch Trees are one of my latest themes.

I have always used elements of collage and gold leaf in my paintings to create a painting surface with a mosaic and multi - faceted feel. I use techniques of layering and scraping back to create texture that results in paintings that are vibrant, luminous, and full of interest.

In my work creative freedom is important. I am thankful I can paint every day, so creativity is part of my life. If people feel happy looking at my paintings, then I have achieved something I was hoping for.