Over the rooftops & out to sea Painting

I think of my paintings existing like visual poems – experiences to be felt on an emotional level. I seek to make images that have a feeling of light and space – without being a literal representation. My work comes from looking at the patterns, shapes, forms, and colours of my surroundings. My paintings may remind the viewer of these sources of inspiration, but I try not to make “pictures of” any of it. I use an abstract language of mark making that is both personal and universal. A visual language that I hope has the power, like music or literature, to uplift, and communicate. The shapes and symbols I use vary depending on my current inspiration, but I often repeat certain lines, shapes and symbols, such as boats, crosses, stars, kites, hearts and arrows. You may also discover fragments of maps, or words buried beneath the surface. Although these elements appear in an abstract context, they retain echoes of meaning which the viewer can relate to as they respond to the painting.