I am a Western Australian artist. My work can be considered expressionist and at times abstract, it can be bright, intense, dark - but always heavily textured.
My paintings explore and use the materiality of oil paint to capture moments and experiences, nature, sensations and memories - children/pets playing, leaves falling, oceans heaving, coral dancing, sandcastles falling, anxiety, peace and joy.
My processes and techniques use the texture of oil paint, carefully placed and layered with pallet knives and brushes to create the illusion of movement, space and a three dimensionality to evoke feelings and visceral connections of being present in a moment, experience or sensation.
While I primarily work in oil paints I do also enjoy playing with other mediums, particularly charcoal and oil pastels, creating playful works of my children’s leftover fruit – waste not want not!
While I am openly still developing and mastering my processes while completing my studies at Curtin University (OUA) and commence a professional artistic practice, I have been fortunate in selling commissioned artworks, exhibiting in Western Australia and selling work throughout Australia.