I studied Art & Design at The Thomas Hardye School Sixth form in Dorset, and continued into Fine Art (BA) at The University of Chichester, West Sussex.

In 2023 I graduated with 1st class honours in Filmmaking (BA) at UWTSD Carmarthen.

Throughout my life I have always found that I have an eye for capturing sights and people that inspire me, and finding new ways to represent what I see in brush strokes.

My subject matter can be varied, but the three places I am most familiar with in my landscape work are my home county of Dorset, my favourite country Italy, and the sea and coastlines.

These places offer an endless array of ever changing colours and forms that I find translate beautifully to canvas.

My latest career path into Filmmaking was born from a desire to be creative on a grander scale; I have developed a new-found surge of excitement from collaborating with other creative people and working towards big projects.

I am most enthusiastic about the pre-production side of filmmaking: script writing, storyboarding, production design etc. But I am excited by the entire creative process of combining multiple creative disciplines to create a film.

With the new skills I am learning in, I wish to bring my ideas and other people’s into reality. I am always inspired by other likeminded creative individuals, and if they have work they wish to showcase, or a story to tell, then I am eager to help them achieve that through the medium of film.

©Heather Birnie Photography