Welcome!
Whatever brought you here — curiosity, a difficult season, a love of beautiful things, or something you can't quite name yet — you're welcome.
This is a place where art and healing meet. A place to look, to feel, and perhaps to remember something about yourself you've been too busy to notice.
Have a look around
The Gallery
There's something here for people who simply want to look at beautiful things — and that is more than enough.
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Flapping Flamingos at Sunrise
Highland Threshold
The Story
A hospital bed is an unlikely place to fall back in love with painting. But that's where it happened for me.
After ten days in ICU, hovering in that strange, suspended place between crisis and recovery, I found my way back through watercolour — through colour and light and the slow, forgiving attention of making something. That experience changed not just what I do, but how I understand what creativity is for.
What I Offer
- Talks & workshops — Creativity for healing and wellbeing I share my own story and guide participants to explore what feeds them, what puts them in flow, and what it might take to give themselves permission to go there more often. Available for organisations, community groups, and gatherings of people doing good in the world.
- Original paintings & prints Works from my ongoing practice, available to bring into your home or give as a gift.(Originals range from £75 - £500. Prints range from £30 - £100, depending on size. Additional charges for framing)
- Custom commissions Painted to mark what matters — a person, a place, a milestone, a memory. (Commission prices vary - typically £75-£150 for and A4 sized piece, larger pieces between £250-£500)
- Pet loss support A bespoke portrait of your animal companion, paired with a gentle therapeutic conversation to honour and grieve your loss. (Prices start at £100)
- Greetings cards Small pieces of beauty for the people you love (Prices range from £3-£5 + postage)
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What People Say
"Amanda's truly inspiring art captures the delicacy of nature... there is a movement in work portfolios to align our professional selves with our inner creator. Amanda does so in truly inspiring ways." — Dr Dorothea Christiana, International Strategic Advisor
"Being led through the creative workshops was really helpful on lots of levels... focusing on a repetitive task allowed us time to clear and focus our minds, then bringing all our efforts together we created something beautiful." — Sam Tedcastle, co-founder, Centre for Good Relations and the Peacebuilding Network of UK and Ireland
