I was born in UK and lived in South Africa for 16 years before moving to Sydney. Travelling throughout Africa and trips to the Australian Outback have greatly inspired my work. I describe myself as an intuitive abstract artist and my favourite medium is acrylics. By using sweeping brush strokes and filling my canvases with abstract forms amid fields of often intense colour I tempt the viewer's eye to travel though the work before resting on a certain spot, a highlight perhaps, or a dab of pure colour.
My work reflects my emotional response to the natural world and each canvas shows a moment in time, highlighting the treatment of light. The most recent works feature perspectives on our rapidly changing environment. I hope to offer a view on what we are losing as well as the grandeur of what we might cherish as we focus on sustainability. My painting has been characterised as art with a moral code. While the subject may not be apparent to some, I want to leave my work open to the imagination of the viewers and stimulate their senses. Each painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
For the most part I prefer to leave my work untitled as labelling a work might inhibit a viewer's freedom to explore and discover their own responses. Titles given to works are arbitrary, but necessary for gallery exhibitions and websites.
I use high quality acrylic paints on stretched canvas and framing is optional as the sides are painted. All works are signed, varnished and ready to hang.
My work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Sydney, Johannesburg South Africa and New York.