Orange Eye Drawing

I was born in 1965 in Toronto, Canada, and have lived in many places around the world. My artistic career has been a mid life venture, involving study in New Zealand at Wellington's Learning Connexion. Resulting in a Diploma (Advanced) in Art and Creativity, under the tutelage of Peter Adsett. This has been a life long ambition, realized. I find myself drawn to explore the material qualities of paint and its transparent or opaque mark making potential. I am also interested in the tactile and finish qualities of the surface (matte/shiny, raised/flat, etc). My love of experimentation with paint and mediums has enabled me to create a somewhat idiosyncratic style. My work develops from multiple sketches. Taken into paint through the use of transparent colour put down layer upon layer, often worked subconsciously, until the desired finish is reached. Only then do I bring in opaque colours. To give the eye somewhere to rest. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the chaotic “scribblings” and the flatness of the opaque colour My other passion is portraiture. The intricacies of the human face are endless and I feel like an explorer. I also bring my own unique colour palette to this work which sets it apart from the norm.