'Frog Girl in Gangland' Painting

My creations begin within me and without me! The art is inspired by the point where humankind meets the expanses of nature. ​Brought up in Scottish cities and having frequented suburbia of varying sizes, my art derives from an appreciation of a modernist and brutalist urban existence and the calming fluidity of open spaces. I like to use a combination of bright colour and concrete greys including structural line to capture memories of my childhood. Emotions of nostalgia flood the senses as to look back in time to your own childhood. The playful nature of family bonds are conjured in the use of bright colour. I love working with bright colour and the luscious, buttery nature of oil paints allow me to push the pigment around, creating impasto thickness and forms that seem present.