Horse in Colour #4 Filly in Ochres Painting

Look around! The world is full of past and future. The marks we made and are yet to make. As a painter and ceramicist inspired by the natural world, I use color, form, and texture to explore the relationship between the present and the past. My work often features archetypal imagery like horses, animals, people, landscapes and seascapes. Through my paintings of horses, I aim to map a courageous and empathic path to rediscovering our primal human drives and vulnerabilities. The horse represents the ideal, universal embodiment of natural power. I depict the horse obscured by veils, which alter its appearance while allowing its essence to remain visible. The veils symbolise the passage of time and the layers of cultural, historical and religious influences that reframe our core impulses. By revealing the original form beneath these veils, I seek to facilitate a visceral connection to our shared human origins across all eras. My goal is to create immersive works that speak to our common humanity.