The main subject of my art practice is mythical creatures, in particular, the dragon. I’ve had a lifelong fascination with mythical beasts, and a desire to capture and portray them in my own way. I aim for my viewer to experience this fascination too. I tend to work within the area of The Sublime, an art theory concerned with ideas outside of ordinary experiences, depicting the unknowable and awe-inspiring nature of these beasts. My works often contain an element of a mutual gaze, where the viewer looks at the work and the beast in the work looks back at them. I frequently use the motif of the dragon’s eye to create this contact with the viewer. I focus in the mediums of painting and printmaking, both areas where I make use of contrasting light and shadow, bright and dark compositions. In printmaking I tend to work with carved lino and drypoint to create textured marks, I find being able to see how a work was made by my own hand through the mark making very satisfying. I mainly work with acrylic paint similarly. Making use of textured marks and brushstrokes in an often impressionistic style. I feel that the presence of visible evidence and‘impressions’ of how the work was constructed helps build the ‘story’ of the fantastical creations, acting alongside texture and light to bring these beasts to life.