The Way Through Artwork

I create to escape reality. Earlier my photography explored the darker side of this. My painting was a search for peace. Recently a reversal has begun. I hope to enable others to relate to the hidden world of chronic pain or to help them to slip away from the confinements of our own various views of reality. Many of my artistic decisions are born of necessity, ruled by my physical limitations. Photographs and an iPhone app, new or familiar often provide the catalyst. Decisions are instinctive and organic, I create without preconceived ideas or expectations, just allow it to flow. My hope is that I will be able to channel or release a concealed or suppressed truth. The ongoing challenge is to end up with an image that satisfies my eye and also successfully communicates a mood or message to another; to capture the interest of a passing eye. It matters little to me that the conveyed meaning for the viewer is what I intended, so much as it evokes a response from them. The test for me is to accept the completed image without making a value judgement, to accept that my journey is as eclectic as the Fibromyalgia that I live with every day and to be grateful that my creations allow me to express the pain and the joy of my life. I donate a percentage from every sale to Fibro Action, one of the main UK Fibromyalgia charities.