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My current practice uses anti-narrative abstract painting to explore an engagement with energy and natural forces through science, art, poetry, psychology and mythology. Seemingly tranquil, my paintings consist of simple abstract shapes, derived from close observation of everyday details while out walking in the landscape. Paths are captured crudely at the time or half remembered and shaped by imagined stories, histories and unseen realities. Despite their outward tranquillity, these abstracted forms conjure thoughts of huge sea creatures deep underwater, planetary systems, or the microscopic and atoms of energy that connect all things, conveying a sense of an indeterminable threat bubbling underneath the surface. Paintings are titled on completion, usually referencing a specific encounter or piece of research from the time of making. This can help to give the viewer permission to enter the work and bring their own narratives to it.