Born in 1960, Trudy has always had a passion for art. She gained a BA Hons in Fine Art from St Martins School of Art London but went on to work as an interior designer for 20 years. Throughout her career as a designer, Trudy continued to produce commissioned art works for clients in the UK and internationally as well as showing occasionally in exhibitions.

Now working solely as an artist, Trudy revisits a lifetime of memories. Using her professional designers eye for the use of colour and form, Trudy has integrated these visual elements with the use of type-forms and found objects creating emotional overtones amongst the layers and texture.

With suggestion of personal memories, nothing is necessarily what it seems. Each viewer may see and read something different in the paintings...which is exactly Trudy's intention.

The story behind 'Let's make our skirts into hats'
"Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to meet Sandra Blow RA. Having accompnied my partner Gary Treadwell whilst he took what was to become the last photographic portrait of her before she sadly passed away. We spent a wonderful couple of hours in her company which will be a treasured memory for us both. During my visit I happened to mention to Sandra that I loved her hat and she explained that she had made it from an old skirt. The title for this work was therefore created by her and the attached pieces were given to me by Sandra from her collection of off cuts. A truly remarkable woman and a truly remarkable artist."