Coast

My work begins with walking on along the coastal fringe – that mysterious, elusive boundary between land and sea. The ocean is always in motion, the land changing with its rhythms. Large oil paintings start with drawings and oil studies made en plein air. Although I am right handed, I always draw (and sometimes paint) with my left non-dominant hand. This brings a fresh outlook to my work and usually takes me somewhere unexpected. Recent works have a fragmented, shifting perspective. This challenges me and the viewer to look a little differently at the landscape. Hovering at times on the edge of abstraction, I aim to simply observe and celebrate the beauty and joy contained in the boundaries of the ocean, that last great wilderness.