Road to Jaipur II Painting

I am a contemporary painter and screen-printer. My work as an artist references the ever-changing outlines of the landscape. I look at the shape and structure when creating my paintings, which are very gestural, exude energy and movement and are often on a large scale. Colour is integral to my work. Prior to becoming an artist I worked in the fashion industry surrounded by beautiful fabrics and textures. This, I believe, has been a big influence on me in my practice. I use a cocktail of bright and vibrant colours with a dash of fluorescent pinks, oranges and yellows. I let the colours and layers mix themselves on the canvas. For me the act of painting is a continuous process, always changing, always taking away to create something new. My recent body of work is based on a recent trip to India. In the North I was blown away with the intensity of colour and the vivacity of the cities. The South, in contrast, did not have the intensity of colour but had a more muted and hazy atmosphere. It is the combination of the two that has helped me create a new colour palette in this series of paintings.