Lemon, Plastic Bag Portal Painting

through painting I understand how everyday rituals are passed along through generations and the way that they carry forward cultural practice. Spiritual practice also operates as a link between generations. From my research this year I’ve come to believe that cleaning rituals can be place holders for spiritual practice, enacted to generate feelings of safety and control in an uncertain universe. For me, painting is a practice which operates in the same way; it is a means of countering the chaos in my life and exploring the evidence for a mystical side to everyday actions. Questioning the time and attention which I devote to my practice leads me to a belief that other practices may also be motivated by forces other than logic.