We often talk about how we wear masks in our every day lives to hide how we are really feeling. We reply "fine" when asked how we are doing, to hide our pain loneliness and fears.

But how about the times when our sorrow and our despair is not hidden. Yet it seems to be invisible even when we feel that the pain must be in plain sight of those we know and care about. No support is given and no questions asked. We are expected to perform as normal.

This leads me to an exploration of facial expressions in my art. Which expressions do we respond to and do we acknowledge? Which do we not see or choose not to respond to? Perhaps because they are too painful to see.

As an amateur artist with a not so healthy dose of imposter syndrome, I try to capture these expressions in watercolour, acrylics and pencil.

I love the works of David Hockney, especially his double portraits, Scott Naismith for his use of evocative use of colour and space, and Voka for his landscapes and portraits, but especially for his colour palette.