I have drawn and painted since I was a child. Obsessively sketching imagined characters from books or favourite pop singers of the day, I could lose myself for hours.

Through much of my adult life, I have lost myself in studying and then working as a medical doctor and academic.  Becoming more and more involved in making sense of the world through using big data. As Professor of Public Health I set up and led the Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science.  But even in that world of data, I remained fascinated by how we could create understanding through images. 

Stepping away from Academia in 2024, I finally made space for my art. Initially allowing a passion the space to grow, developing skill and becoming absorbed in watercolours. Then, in June 2025, I took the exciting step of making my art available to others.  Paths to Art was born and I began exhibiting and selling my art as originals, prints and cards.

2025 June Paths to Art went live as a website and store

2025-2026 Prints and cards exhibited as ‘resident artist’ and for sale at Embo Deli, Leith Walk, Edinburgh

2025-2026 Prints and cards for sale through Country Frames and Gallery, Leslie, Aberdeenshire

2026 Jan – May  “See it as you are” watercolour original exhibited in Aberdeen Artists Society “Into the Light” exhibition, Aberdeen Art Gallery.

2026 March “Midsummer Light on Tap o Noth”, “Winter Turns to Spring, Deeside No.1” and “ Knowledge doesn’t dispel mystery” water colour originals exhibited in Gordon Art Exhibition, Garioch Heritage Centre.

2026 March – May “Light Reminder Spreads” pre-selected for exhibition in Visual Arts Scotland Annual Members Exhibition - Folklore, Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr.

2026 August – Invited Exhibitor to Art Abyone. Multiple originals.

2026 September – North East Open Studies exhibition, No.30 Huntly. Multiple originals.

2026 October - Solo exhibition, Bennachie Visitor Centre, Aberdeenshire