Structure & Chaos Painting

The red brick terraced houses of Salford and Manchester form the backdrop to my work. The continued change, modification and regeneration is always underpinned by the traditional red bricks that are characteristic of the areas and region. The painting is stimulated by the decay and ever changing environment, a mixture of old and new, contrasting and conflicting surfaces that are ultimately looking for a sense of order and structure in amongst the chaos and wear and tear of life. The painting deals with layers of change, from chaotic mark making to a structured façade, a cycle of old and new. A process of balance exploration. The importance of the square acts as a structure and platform for accidents and corrections to anchor to. The brush marks, drips, smudges and blemishes are all looking for awkwardness. They are disjointed sections, repeated parts of something bigger. ‘Looking for an order in amongst a busy world’