I’m Hayley, a self-taught Artist from Sunderland.

I didn’t realise I could paint until 2015, thanks to my mam (an artist also) who gave me all of her paints and challenged me to paint her favourite animal, a lion, and since then, I’ve loved spending any spare time I have drawing and painting. My favourite mediums are; acrylics, watercolours, soft pastels, coloured pencil and digital (using Procreate on the IPad Pro).

My career history from 2004 was within IT, where I worked as a Network Engineer for the NHS, and then Hewlett Packard for the final 3 years of my IT career.  In 2019, I decided it was time for a change, as the corporate world was having a negative impact on my health. 
I started my own business that same year as a Cold Water Therapist, where I introduced others to all of the benefits of cold water, primarily via a community group called Wild Sea Women, this took off in 2020 and grew into something much bigger than I’d ever anticipated. 

At the end of 2023, I felt my mission within the ‘wellness’ industry was fulfilled, as this too started impacting my health and so it was time to move on, though of course my love for cold water will always remain - especially in the sea, where most of my art and creative inspiration comes from.

I am now focusing on building my art business in the hope that my art will bring as much joy to others as it brings to me.
I love painting pretty much anything and bringing my art to life using lots of colour and a whimsical touch.

All of my artwork has been created using either my own reference photos or purely from imagination.

If there’s anything in particular you’d like painting then please get in touch.