Artists Statement

My work has always been autobiographical but in an informal way. Using objects and plant forms as visual props for a narrative that drives the image making. The subject matter is selected out of an interest in the purpose of the object or more usually for its aesthetic form, the meaning or desired interpretation being projected onto it. Often these props retain an underlying sense of their original function but are usually playing out a drama that can then be applicable to a variety of meanings, intended or accidental. There is a visual balance between representation and abstract mark-making and this is what excites me, in the outcome it is often the representation that dominates but I am constantly striving to bring it back to the more abstract and essential elements of the mark-making and/or colour.​

Located: Studio U20