I'm a self taught artist with a strong interest and passion for art history.
I feel as though I don’t quite fit in this world - I'm either too late or too early in time.
My work as an artist is about striving for meaning and is an expression in colour, shape and surface texture and the transformation of skill and imagination into something that transcends both. My art practice is constantly evolving and is a work in progress in terms of technique and style. I sometimes approach a work with a specific idea, however I’m fond of letting a work develop organically as it’s made. The aim is to elicit an emotional response in the viewer – rather than think of what the work represents, think about how it makes you feel.
My images touch on the subconscious, the materiality of paint and surface and the dynamic of colour and application. My artistic development seems to be leading down a path of simplification of the picture plane, I strive to be as succinct as I can to convey some kind of meaning for the viewer and also for me.
Abstract Expressionism and related art movements in Europe and Japan has had a profound influence on my practice and through experimentation and exploration of mediums and application technique I'm slowly beginning to develop my own voice. My inspirations include Franz Kline, Yves Klein, Josef Albers, Hans Hoffman, Pierre Soulanges, Sean Scully and Kazuo Shiraga and many others too numerous to list.
At the deepest level, I feel that painting represents freedom of expression, freedom of speech and is an interplay between concept, colour, shape, line, surface, texture and size. My work expresses possibilities of space and time - time being as important as space as the work is usually completed over long periods and incorporate all the change in methods, process and idea's that also change over that period - the final work bearing the marks of creation and moments in time that cannot be accurately duplicated.
The works are not signed on the front - this is a conscious choice that a signature adds nothing to the picture's impact - the works are signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas.