My abstract paintings are intuitive expressions that are a result of an inner collaboration of energy, emotion and images that have built up in my mind, they are a collection of things that I’ve noticed and felt.
I achieve this goal by gathering my visual and visceral recordings and employing a process using layers in acrylic paint – incorporating colour, expressive marks, glazes, collage, texture, photographic image transfer and hidden personal symbols, within these layers my gathered thoughts become distilled, and a finished painting emerges.
I am often inspired by bodies of water, the experience of being on, in or beside water is a re-occurring theme within my work.
I am also endeavouring to experiment with florals and the ever-inspiring dark muddy waters of the canal that I live nearby. The seasonal changes within the canal water, the surrounding leafy tow paths and meadows of wildflowers provide captivating inspiration.
