Kerry is a self-taught artist whose love for drawing began in childhood. Unable to attend most of her schooling due to chronic illness, she spent much of her early life at home, where drawing became both a refuge and a form of self-expression. With no formal training, she developed her craft through observation, instinct, and a quiet persistence.
Kerry works primarily in graphite and ink, drawn to the honesty and drama of black and white. She also has tritanopia (blue-yellow colour blindness), which has naturally led her to favour monochrome over colour, allowing her to focus on contrast, texture, and emotional depth.
Her work centres on male portraiture—often capturing musicians, villains, and emotionally complex figures, with a goal to capture not just their likeness, but their presence and feelings, too. She also enjoys drawing wildlife and architectural subjects, especially old buildings with character and history.
Kerry has exhibited throughout Yorkshire, and in 2025, one of her drawings was selected from over 29,000 entries to feature in the BBC’s Little Postcard Painting Challenge and was displayed among the final 1,000 at Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester.
Whether sketching a weathered face, a crow in flight, or the crumbling edge of a forgotten doorway, Kerry’s work is rooted in emotion.