About me
In my current practice I have been working with Oil paints. I am interested in the intuitive and subconscious development of images. I won’t usually decide to think of an idea for a painting. Instead I wait for the ideas, text, images and colours to come to me. At first I will sketch an idea out, which may have been forming in my head for a short or long period of time, and then start work on it as a painting. It can transform from the initial idea depending on my feel for the aesthetic of the piece.
Therefore my work is not of a realistic nature but a quasi-reality that has been translated through my subconscious and is how I see the world. Text is also important in my work and is quite often featured in my paintings. This can give some hints to the viewer, but is not a complete and direct explanation, leaving the response open. Many of my paintings are a translation of my emotional responses into images. My aim is to evoke empathy and narrative from the final piece of work. Some of the subjects in my paintings can be uncomfortable but the imagery is softened by the colours and shapes. I like the idea of the unacceptable becoming acceptable and aesthetic.
"I create work because I have to. If someone wants to buy it, I will usually sell it. But this is is my vocation"