ARTIST STATEMENT

 I am a painter with a passion for colour. The subject matter I choose to paint is often rather mundane. I see beauty in a rusted chain or an old forgotten boat, its journey reflected in the colours of its fragmented boards, its multi-hued peeling paint. I try to show beauty in objects that have otherwise exhausted their usefulness. My methodology is intuitive rather than calculated. I like to feel my way through a painting. I work mainly using oils and acrylic. Painting to me is just a series of marks on a canvas. I have a love of earthy colours and use thick rich impasto. My work is simply an exploration of colour reflected in the ever changing world of nature.