Lilac Sand Collage

"I push the paint across the surface of the paper, I draw a line and allow the paint to rest and fill that line, and I stop. I stop and I know that it's perfect for that moment." (Thoughts from my studio August 2013) I see painting as a correspondence between what you are and what you see, evoking life intimately. My work comes from a quiet and sensitive place where I try to be absolutely present and free of thought to allow as little of 'myself' into the work. Lilacs, burnt oranges, lemon yellows, surly sulks of dirty pink, colour is my powerful ally, abstract shapes give form to events or happenings on the surface of the paper. Born from this poised yet open place I hope to bring about a gentle reawakening of the senses. I believe sensitivity should stand proud and holds its own in this very loud world. I see my paintings as delicate, stilled and alert moments, caught out of 'psychological' time, where they are held, or exist in such a way that they become the universe itself.