Artist's Statement

My work is about the sheer enjoyment of paint and the process in which it can be channelled to create harmonies of colour, rhythm and expression which evolve from personal narratives. For me, painting is not all about the finished product; it is about the passion and energy that goes into a piece of work and the process in which it is created.

In this way I am particularly inspired by ‘Magical Realist’ writers such as Garcia Marquez, Franz Kafka, William Burrows and Salman Rushdie and filmmakers such as Burton, Mendez and Kubrick with the latter being the most prominent. I love the way Kubrick’s films are predominantly unscripted allowing the actors to go on their own investigative journey into the character. In a similar way, my pieces are the physical result of my own investigative journey; when I start to paint I never really know where it’s going to lead me, I just sort of feel my way until the painting starts to speak to me. From this I aim to allow the viewer to perhaps share my exploration and observe fragments of the narrative, but simultaneously let them create their own investigative journey into the painting and therefore have a unique and individual relationship with each piece.

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