Amanda is a painter versed in traditional atelier skills with a constant curiosity for creating a vision of contemporary life. The play of light, the tug of emotion in those fleeting and memorable moments are reimagined in a way our cameras simply cannot catch. There's an honesty of feeling, together with a unique approach to the use of the optical qualities of paint to capture light, that make Amanda's work  instantly recognisable. Often her own son, Maddox, appears in her work, along with the studio bears; a characterful collection of teddy bears who keep her company while she works.