Nostalgia for Before Painting

My work, mostly in oils and Acrylics, has always been grounded in a personal symbolism. Whether through landscape or portraiture, I have tried to capture and explore key moments, ideas and memories in my life. For catharsis, for nostalgia, or just comprehension, juxtaposing the past and present ‘me’ has helped my search for how each has shaped the other; how I have related to the world and the people around me. Style, for me, is largely dictated by the image and the image is always born of deeper meaning, emotion and memory. My hope is that the paintings convey to the viewer, similar feelings to those I try to capture for myself in the finished work.